LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 785 



striga discali valde arcuata punct.isque marginalibus elongatis 

 nigris, plaga marginal* albida ; postica; pallide lutea, macula 

 apicali diffusa fuscescente. 



Male. White. Head black. Abdomen pale luteous, except 

 at the base. Legs with black bands. Fore wings with some zigzag 

 greenish lines near the base, and with two costal spots of the same 

 hue ; space along the exterior border chalybeous-black, much dilated 

 hindward, undulating along the iuterior side, near which it contains 

 an incomplete undulating black line ; marginal points black, elon- 

 gated ; a whitish patch on the hind part of the exterior border ; a 

 horse-shoe shaped black discal streak. Hind wings pale luteous, 

 with a diffuse brownish apical spot; fringe white. Length of the 

 body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



South Africa. In Mr. D'Urban's collection. 



ACONTIA MERIDIONALIS. 



Mas. Flava ; abdomen supra ceneo-fuscum, segmentis aureo-flavo 

 marginatis ; ala anticce dimidio exteriore obliquo cupreo-fusco 

 chalybceo suff'uso maculam costalem lineamque submarginalem 

 angulosamjlavaa includente, fasciis tribus abbreviatis vittaque 

 basalibus annuloque discali cupreo-fuscis, punclis marginali- 

 bus nigris, fimbria flavo bimaculata ; postica? lutece, fascia 

 marginali lata arnea. 



Male. Yellow. Palpi smooth, slender, obliquely ascending, 

 not rising so high as the vertex ; third joint conical, acute, not more 

 than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae minutely 

 setulose. Abdomen extending rather beyond the hind wings, 

 aeneous-brown above ; hind borders of the segments pale gilded 

 yellow. Fore win<>s slightly rounded at the tips ; exterior half 

 obliquely and irregularly cupreous-brown, tinged with chalybeous, 

 including a yellow costal spot and a submarginal zigzag yellow 

 line; three narrow angular cupreous-brown bands near the base, 

 extending from the costa to a short stripe of the same hue; a 

 cupreous-brown ringlet in the disk; marginal points black; two 

 yellow spots on the fringe. Hind wings luteous, with a broad aeneous 

 marginal band ; fringe cinereous, interlined with aeneous. Length 

 of the body 4J lines ; of the wings 11 lines. 



Very nearly allied to A. signifera, but distinguished by the 

 large proportion of pale colour towards the base of the fore wings. 



a. South Hindustan. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq. 



