LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 751 



zigzag submarginal line. Hind wings aeneous-cinereous. Length 

 of the body 7£— 8 lines; of the wings 15 — 16 lines. 



a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



b. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Xylina deflexa. 



Foem. Pallide cervina; palpi erecti, articulo So longi-conico ; 

 aim anticce dimidio postico margineque exteriore ochraceis, 

 lineis duabus nigricantibus undulatis dentieulatis diffusis in- 

 distinctis aut subobsoletis, punctis apud linearum margines 

 albidis, orbiculari et reniformi subobsoletis, macula pallide 

 testacea maculaque nigra posticis connexis ; poslica fuscescente 

 marginatce. 



Female. Pale fawn-colour. Abdomen, hind wings and under 

 side cinereous. Palpi vertical ; third joint elongate- conical, less 

 than half the length of the second. Fore wings ochraceous on 

 more or less of the hind half and along the exterior border, except 

 at the tips ; lines blackish, undulating, denticulated, accompanied 

 by some whitish points, diffuse, indistinct, sometimes almost 

 obsolete; submarginal line forming an obtuse angle outward in 

 front; nmrginal points black; orbicular and reniform marks almost 

 obsolete, the latter having behind it a pale testaceous spot, which 

 on its outer side joins a black spot of equal size ; a pale cinereous 

 line along the interior border and a blackish tinge by the interior 

 angle. Hind wings brownish towards the exterior border ; fringe 

 testaceous. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



Ceylon. In Mr. Layard's collection. 



Xylina? inchoans. 



Foem. Albido-cinerea ; palpi suberecti, articulo So lineari 2o 

 vix breviore ; antenna subfasciculatce ; alee anticce nigro sub- 

 conspersa?, lineis duabus nigricantibus dentieulatis, la inter - 

 rupta, 2a flexa, linea submarginali fusca denticulata valde 

 diffusa, macula magna discali alba, orbiculari et reniformi 

 subobsoletis ; posticce albidce, semihyalince, fuscescente mar- 

 gin atce. 



Female. Whitish cinereous. Body slightly shaded with pale 

 brown. Palpi almost vertical ; third joint linear, conical at the tip, 

 almost as long as the second. Antennas stout, with minute tufts of 



