LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 309 



Female. Reddish ochraceous. Palpi not ascending so high 

 as the vertex; second joint very slightly curved; third conical, 

 extremely minute. Antennae very slightly pectinated. Abdomen 

 extending a little beyond the hind wings, with a black band on the 

 fore border of each segment. Wings ample. Fore wings with some 

 hardly distinguishable ochraceous patches, with a few indistinct 

 transverse undulating brown lines, and with exterior brown speckles. 

 Length of the body 12 lines ; of the wings 32 lines. 



a, b. North America. From Mr. Milne's collection. 

 c 9 d. ? 



Halesidota mundata. 



Mas. Alba; caput luteum ; palpi caput superantes, supra nigri, 

 articulo So acuto 2o dimidio breviore ; thoracis tegula luteo 

 marginatce ; abdomen luteum, maculis quinque transversis 

 dorsalibus yuttisque lateralibus nigris ; pedes lutei, nigro 

 vittati; alee subhyalina; anticce acuta 7 , costa pallide lutea ; 

 posticus apud marginem interiorem sublutescentes. 



Male. White. Head luteous. Palpi porrect, black above, 

 extending somewhat beyond the head ; third joint acute, less than 

 half the length of the second. Fore tegulae of the thorax bordered 

 with luteous. Antennae moderately pectinated* Abdomen luteous, 

 extending much beyond the hind wings, with five transverse black 

 dorsal spots, and with black dots along each side. Legs luteous, 

 striped with black. Wings slightly hyaline. Fore wings acute ; 

 costa pale luteous. Hind wings with a slight luteous tinge on the 

 interior border. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Sierra Leone. From Mr. Foxcroft's collection. 



Halesidota sanguineata. 



Fcem. Coccinea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo So nigro 

 minim o ; antenna? nigra?, subsetulosce ; abdomen roseum, 

 lateribus nigro maculatis ; pedes femoribus anticis tibiis 

 tarsisque nigris, femoribus posterioribus nigro vittalis ; ala 

 anlica maculis albis nigro marginatis ; postica striga alba lata 

 semihyalina. 



Female. Crimson-red. Palpi obliquely ascending, not rising 

 so high as the vertex; third joiut black, very minute. Antennae 

 black, minutely setulose. Abdomen rosy red, extending somewhat 

 beyond the hind wings, with a row of round black spots on each 

 side above and beneath. Tibiae, tarsi and fore femora black ; middle 

 femora black above towards the tips; hind femora with a black 



