842 CATALOGUE OF 



Plusiodonta Thom^:. 



Thomas, Cat. Lep. Het. xii. 937 — Deva stimulans, Cat. Lep. Het. 

 xii. 963 



Plusiodonta? purpurascens. 



Mas. Sordide ochracea ; thorax lineis duabus transversis cinereis 

 fusco margin atis ; alee anticce subfalcatce, purpurascente 

 suffusw, fusco ex parte nebulosce, lineolis plurimis cinereis 

 transversis undulatis, linea fusca obliuua vix undulata ; posticce 

 fuscescente-ochracece. 



Male. Dull ochraceous, paler beneath. Thorax with two 

 transverse cinereous brown-bordered lines. Abdomen extending a 

 little beyond the hind wings; apical tuft compressed. Fore wings 

 subfalcate, purplish-tinged, partly clouded with brown, covered with 

 numerous little transverse undulating cinereous lines; a brown 

 hardly undulating line extending from somewhat beyond the middle 

 of the interior border to the tip ; interior border slightly excavated 

 for more than half its length from the interior angle. Hind 

 wings brownish ochraceous. Length of the body 9 lines; of the 

 wings 20 lines. 



a. Trenton Falls. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



Plusiodonta? tnsignis. 



Mas. Ochracea ; palpi subarcuati, oblique ascendentes, caput 

 multo superantes, articulo 2o subfimbriato, 3o lanceolato apice 

 nigricante ; antennce pectinatce ; alee anticce purpurascente 

 suffusa>, fascia basali lata undulata, macula magna apud 

 angulum interiorem annuloque interiore pallide auratis, linea 

 antemedia flavescente marginata apud costamretracta lineaque 

 exteriore duplicata undulata obscure ochraceis, linea adhuc 

 extcriore tenui flavescente, linea submarginali pallide cinerea 

 bidentata, penicillo apud marginem interiorem nigricante; 

 posticce cenece. 



Male. Ochraceous, yellowish cinereous beneath. Frontal 

 tuft prominent. Palpi slightly curved, obliquely ascending, more 

 than twice longer than the breadth of the head and rising very 

 much higher than the vertex ; second joint with a very short fringe ; 

 third lanceolate, blackish towards the tip, about half the length of 

 the second. Antennae moderately pectinated. Legs smooth. Fore 





