LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. Ill 



white, pale red towards the base. Length of the body 4 lines ; of 

 the wings 10 lines. 



a. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



78. Leucania invaria. 



Pallidissime testacea ; caput et thorax pallide cervina ; alee postica 

 margine latissimo pallide cinereo. 



Very pale testaceous. Head and thorax pale fawn-colour. 

 Hind wings with a very broad pale cinereous border. Length of the 

 body 3 — 4 lines ; of the wings 8 — 10 lines. 



a — c. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



Subgroup 4. 



Alae anticse breviuscula, sat angustae, apice subobtusa% margine 

 exteriore mediocriter obliquo. 



Fore wings somewhat short and narrow, rather obtuse at the 

 tips, moderately oblique along the exterior border. 



79. Leucania truncata, 



Pallide cervina ; thorax paullo obscurior ; abdomen testaceum ; 

 ala anticce guttis exterioribus nigris vix distinctis, punctis 

 marginalibus bene determinatis ; posticce cance aut cinerece. 



Pale fawn-colour. Thorax a little darker than the fore wings. 

 Abdomen testaceous. Fore wings, with the exterior transverse line 

 of black dots, very minute and indistinct ; marginal black points 

 more distinct. Hind wings hoary or cinereous. Length of the 

 body 4 — 5 lines ; of the wings 9 — 11 lines. 



a — d. Adelaide. Presented by the Entomological Club. 



New Zealand. 

 Group 1. 

 Like the first European group. 



80. Leucania propria. 



Pallide cervina ; thorax obscurior, fascia guttulari nigra ; ala> 

 antica? lineis nonnullis nigris discalibus vitta atra basali, vitta 

 anteriore nigra fusco nebulosa guttisque exterioribus et margi- 

 nalibus ; posticce cinerea, ciliis pallidioribus. 



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