LEPIDOPTERA HETEROOERA. 683 



Perigea LEUCOSPILA. 



Fcem, Ferrugineo-rufa ; caput et thorax cinereo conspersa ; 

 palpi suberecti,verticem non super antes, articuloZo lanceolate* ; 

 alee anticce lineis quatuor e atomis canis, la 2aque undulatis 

 '3a dentataflexa, 4a submarginali angulosa, punctis marginali- 

 bus nigricantibus albo marginatis, orbiculari subrotunda 

 atomis canis marginata, reniformi e annulo antico maculaque 

 postica albis ; posticce fusco-cinerece. 



Female. Ferruginous-red, cinereous beneath. Head and 

 thorax cinereous-speckled. Palpi pubescent, nearly erect, not 

 rising higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, about half the 

 length of the second. Abdomen brownish cinereous, hardly ex- 

 tending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth. Wings broad ; 

 fringe cinereous, brownish towards the base ; under side partly 

 reddish, with blackish marginal points. Fore wings acute, with four 

 lines of hoary speckles ; first and second lines undulating, between 

 the base and the orbicular mark, which is nearly round and is bor- 

 dered with hoary speckles ; third dentate, bent round the outer 

 side of the reniform ; fourth submarginal, zigzag ; reniform nearly 

 divided, forming a white ringlet in front and a round white spot 

 behind ; three whitish costal points towards the tip ; marginal 

 points blackish, white-bordered on the inner side. Hind wings 

 brownish cinereous. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 

 15 lines. 



a. Ceylon. Presented by Dr. Templeton. 



Perigea canorufa. 



Mas. Mufescens ; caput lineis duabus transversis nigricantibus; 

 palpi suberecti, verticem paullo super antes, articulo 3o longi- 

 conico ; alee anlica cinereo conspersce, lineis quatuor undulatis 

 fusee scentibus, reniformi fusco marginata postice alba, punctis 

 exterioribus albis, linea submarginali cinerea angulosa ; 

 posticce cinerece, fascia lata marginali ceneo-fusca. 



Male. Reddish, pale cinereous beneath. Head with two 

 blackish transverse lines in front of the antennae. Palpi erect, 

 pubescent, rising a little higher than the vertex, partly blackish on 

 the outer side; third joint elongate-conical, about one-third of the 

 length of the second. Antennae minutely pubescent. Abdomen 

 cinereous, extending somewhat beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft 



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