LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1577 
pale rose-colour towards the base and in front. Length of the body 
19 lines; of the wings 48 lines. 
a. Van Dieman’s Land. From Mr. A. J. Smith’s collection. 
2. Pretus TasMANIA. 
Mas. Cinereo-fuscus; ale antice strigis plurimis minutis intri- 
catis albidis, vitta discalt fasciaque exteriore perobliqua argen- 
teis nigro marginatis. 
Pielus Tasmanize, Stephens, MSS. 
Male. Cinereous-brown. Fore wings with very numerous 
minute intricate whitish marks, with a discal irregular silvery stripe, 
and with an exterior very oblique silvery band; both these have 
blackish borders. Length of the body 17 lines; of the wings 38 
lines. 
a. Van Dieman’s Land. Presented by — Walcott, Esq. 
3. PIELUS ATRIPALPIS, 
Mas. Nigro-fuscus; palpi nigri, apices versus ex parte tesiacet ; 
antenne ferruginee ; ale antice vitta discalt fasciague per- 
obliqua argenteis. 
Pielus atripalpis, Stephens, M SS. 
This species is very nearly allied to P. labyrinthicus, but may 
be distinguished by the darker fore wings, which have not the 
labyrinth-like marks of the species. 
Blackish brown. Palpi black, partly testaceous at the tips. 
Antenne ferruginous. Fore wings with a silvery stripe, which is. 
occasionally united to an extremely oblique exterior silvery band ; 
the latter, like the stripe, is sometimes accompanied by a silvery 
dot. Length of the body 22 lines; of the wings 58 lines. 
Var. 8. Fore wings with the silvery band interrupted and 
-macular hindward. . 
a, 6, Van Dieman’s Land. Presented by Morton Allport, Esq. 
c,d. Van Dieman’s Land. From Mr. A. J. Smith’s collection. 
4, PIELUS LABYRINTHICUS. 
Ale antice fusco-cinerea, strigis liturisque argenteis, lineisque 
numerosis intricato involutis labyrintht formibus fuscis ; pos- 
tice fusco-rufescentes. 
