LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1575 
Male. Brown. Palpi extending beyond the head; third joint 
elongate-conical, much shorter than the second. Antenne testa- 
ceous. Wings whitish brown. Fore wings with numerous trans- 
verse dark brown marks, and with a marginal row of dark brown 
- dots. Hind wings with two bands of dark brown dots, one submar- 
ginal, the other marginal. Length of the body 8—14 lines; of the 
wings 20—30 lines. 
Var. 6. Fore wings dark brown, with some irregular testa- 
ceous marks in the disk. Hind wings grayish brown, testaceous 
towards the base. 
a—e. New Holland. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 
f. Van Dieman’s Land. From Mr. A. J. Smith’s collection. | 
g—t. Van Dieman’s Land. Presented by J. G. Children, Esq. 
j—l. Van Dieman’s Land. Presented by — Walcott, Esq. 
m—o. Van Dieman’s Land. Presented by Capt. James C. Ross. 
p—s. Van Dieman’s Land. Presented by Morton Allport, Esq. 
t. Moreton Bay. From Capt. Parry’s collection. 
u,v. Van Dieman’s Land. Presented by R. Butler, Esq. 
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3. OxYCANUS RUFESCENS. 
Mas. Obscure fuscus; antenneé testacee; abdomen rufescens ; 
pedes ex parte rufescentes; ale antice fusce, ad costam ob- 
scurtores, fasctis obliquis cervinis nigro guttatis ; postice pal- 
lidiores bast rufescentes. 
Male. Head, thorax and costa of the fore wings dark brown. 
Antenne testaceous. Abdomen and legs mostly reddish. Fore 
wings brown, with imperfect oblique fawn-coloured bands, which 
contain blackish dots. Hind wings paler, reddish towards the base. 
Length of the body 10 lines; of the wings 26 lines. 
a, Presented by Morton Allport, Esq. 
4. OxYCANUS SUBVARIUS. 
Mas. Fuscus ; antenne testacee subpectinate ; abdomen fulves- 
cens; ale cervine, aniice fasciis indistinctis annulisque cine- 
reis, postice semihyaline. 
Male: Brown. Antenne pale testaceous, very slightly pecti- 
nated. Abdomen tawny. Wings dull pale fawn-colour. Fore 
wings with indistinct oblique cinereous bands, which are alternate 
with rows of cinereous ringlets. Hind wings semihyaline. Length 
of the body 9—10 lines; of the wings 20—24 lines. 
a—c. Van Dieman’s Land. Presented by — Walcott, Esq. 
