LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1573 
superans. Pedes validi, pilosi. Ale sat anguste, vix longe ; an- 
tice apud costam subrecte, apice subacuminatw, margine exteriore 
perobliquo. 
Porina, Stephens, MSS. 
Male. Body rather stout. Palpi porrect, extending as far as 
the head ; third joint conical. Antenne minutely pectinated, seta- 
ceous, rather longer than the breadth of the head. Abdomen ex- 
tending for one-third of its length beyond the hind wings. Legs 
stout, pilose. Wings hardly long, rather narrow. Fore wings 
almost straight in front, slightly acuminated at the tips, very oblique 
along the exterior border; veins much like those of Hepialus in 
structure. 
1. Portna Nove ZEALANDIEA. 
Mas. Cervina; abdomen et ale postice testacea; ale antice vitta 
discali argentea fusco marginata fasctisque duabus exteriort- 
bus angustis obliquis interruptis fuscis ; postice fusco mar- 
ginale. | 
Porina Nove Zealandie, Stephens, MSS. 
Male.- Fawn-colour. Abdomen and hind wings testaceous. 
Fore wings with an irregular discal silvery brown-bordered stripe, 
and with two exterior slender oblique interrupted brown bands. 
Hind wings with brownish borders. Length of the body 9—12 
lines ; of the wings 20—24 lines. 
a—f. New Zealand. Presented by Dr. Sinclair. 
g, h. New Zealand. From Mr. Churton’s collection. 
a. New Zealand. Presented by Capt. Parry. 
j—m. New Zealand. Presented by Capt. Ross. 
Genus 12. OXYCANUS. 
Corpus robustum. Palpi distincti. Abdomen alas posticas 
paullo superans. Pedes validi, pilosi. Ale longiuscule, sat an- 
guste ; antice apud costam recte, apice subacuminate, margine 
exteriore perobliquo. M4as.—Antenne mediocriter pectinate, tho- 
race paullo longiores. Abdomen apice fasciculatum. Mem.—An- 
tenne serrate, thorace breviores. | 
Oxycanus, Stephens, MSS. | 
Body stout. Palpi distinct. Abdomen extending a little 
beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, pilose. Wings rather long 
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