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34. Hypochroma dissonata. 



Fcem. Albido-cinerea, nigro conspersa ; palporum articulus 3us 

 minimus ; thorax nigricante guttatus ; abdomen nigricanle 

 fasciatum ; tibiae posticce subinemssatce ; alee vix dentatce, li- 

 neis duabus nigris dentatis, linea submarginali albida angu- 

 losa intus nigricante marginata, litura subtus discali fusca, 

 lineis subtus subobsoletis. 



Female. Whitish cinereous, thickly black-speckled. Third 

 joint of the palpi extremely minute. Thorax with four blackish 

 dots. Abdomen with two blackish dots on each of the first and se- 

 cond segments, with short blackish bands on the following seg- 

 ments. Hind tibiae slightly incrassated. Wings moderately broad, 

 hardly dentate ; interior and exterior lines black, acutely dentate, 

 darkest on the veins ; submarginal line whitish, zigzag, blackish- 

 bordered on the inner side ; discal dot and marginal points black ; 

 under side with a brown discal mark, and with almost obsolete lines. 

 Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Australia. Presented by Gen. Hardwicke. 



Group 2. 

 35. Hypochroma erebusata. 



Fcem. Sordide cinerea, nigro conspersa, ochraceo vix suffusa, 

 subtus glauco-alba ; palporum articulus Sus 2i dimidio non 

 brevior ; pedes graciles ; alee amplce, subdentata, lineis sub- 

 obsoletis, lunula punctoque nigris discalibus, macula subtus 

 discali atra, fascia subtus nigricante-fusca submarginali gut- 

 tas albas includente ; anticce striga subtus lutea subcostali. 



Female. Dingy cinereous, black -speckled, slightly ochraceous- 

 tinged, glaucous-white beneath. Third joint of the palpi elongate- 

 conical, about half the length of the second. Legs smooth, slender. 

 Wings ample, very slightly and obtusely dentate ; lines regular, 

 but almost obsolete ; discal lunule black, with an approximate 

 black point ; marginal points black ; under side with a deep black 

 discal spot, and with a blackish brown submarginal band, which 

 includes a line of white dots; marginal space brownish. Fore 

 wings beneath with a subcostal luteous streak, under which there is 

 a testaceous tinge, the latter hue changing to brown towards the 

 white patch, which includes the discal spot, and which is divided 



