LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 593 



Hepialus Ammon. 

 Ammon, Wlngr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 43. 

 Caflfraria. 



Hepialus Tbex. 

 Ibex, Wlngr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 43. 

 Caffraria. 



Hepialus cervinus. 

 cervinus, Wlngr. Wien. Ent. Mon. iv. 43. 

 Caflfraria. 



Hepialus libratus. 



Mas. Fuscus ; palpi brevissimi, decumbentes ; antenna cervince, 

 subserratce ; abdomen cervinum, dense pilosum ; alee latce, 

 breviusculce, ceneo suffusce ; anticce vitta angulata argentea ; 

 posticce cinereo-cervinm. 



Male. Brown. Palpi decumbent, very short. Antennae fawn- 

 colour, short, stout, very minutely serrated. Abdomen fawn-colour, 

 densely pilose, extending rather beyond s the hind wings. Legs 

 slender. Wings broad, rather short, tinged with aeneous. Fore- 

 wings with an irregular angular silvery stripe which extends in the 

 disk from the base to beyond three-fourths of the length and is in- 

 terrupted near its tip. Hind wings cinereous fawn-colour. Length 

 of the body 10 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. South Africa. From Mr. Trimeu's collection. 



Hepialus pauperatus. 



Mas. Cinereo-cervinus ; palpi brevissimi, decumbentes ; antenna 

 brevissimce, gracillimce ; aim anticce fuscescentes, fasciis 

 quatuor obliquis cinereo-cervinis annulos fuscos includentibus ; 

 posticce cinerece. 



Male. Cinereous fawn-colour, more cinereous beneath. Palpi 

 decumbent, extremely short. Antennae very short and slender. 

 Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings 

 brownish, with four irregular oblique cinereous fawn-coloured bands, 

 which contain many small brown irrregular ringlets. Hind wings 

 cinereous. Length of the body 9 lines ; of the wings 26 lines. 



a. Hindostan. Presented by Sir J. Hearsey. 



