LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 921 



LOPHOPTERA ABBREVIATA. 



Mas. Obscure ferrugineo -f us ca ; palpi validly oblique ascendentes, 

 verticem paullo superantes, articulo So longi-conico ; abdo- 

 men alas posticas longe superans, lateribus nigro-cyaneis ; 

 ala anticce lineis nonnullis nigris obliquis undulatis aut e 

 lunulis, linea submarginali angulosa pallide ferruginea, mar- 

 gine exteriore convexo nan fiexo ; postica atrce, strigis basa- 

 libus vitreis, fimbria alba, 



Male. Dark ferruginous-brown. Palpi stout, obliquely as- 

 cending, rising a little higher than the vertex ; third joint elongate- 

 conical, less than half the length of the second. Antennae minutely 

 setulose. Abdomen blackish blue on each side, extending much 

 beyond the hind wings. Tarsi with whitish bands. Fore wings 

 with some oblique black irregular lines which are somewhat undu- 

 lating or composed of lunules ; submarginal line pale ferruginous, 

 zigzag ; marginal points black, elongated ; fringe with blackish 

 marks ; exterior border convex, not bent. Hind wings deep black, 

 with vitreous iridescent streaks towards the base; fringe white. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



The white point on the fore wings distinguishes this species 

 from L. squamigera, 



a. Australia. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Genus AUDEA, C. L. H. xiii. 1134. 



AUDEA MELALEUCA. 



Mas. Nigra; palpi erecti, verticem paullo superantes, articulo 

 3o longi-conico ; thoracis tegulce postica? longissimce ; abdomen 

 albidum, alas posticas longe superans, maculis lateralibus 

 nigris ; pedes antici densissime pilosi ; alee anticce longa?, 

 angusta ; postica albce, apice nigricantes. 



Male. Black Palpi erect, rising a little higher than the 

 vertex ; third joint elongate-conical, not more than one-third of the 

 length of the second. Antennae setose. Hind tegulae of the thorax 

 very long. Abdomen whitish, extending much beyond the hind 

 wings, with black spots along each side ; apical tuft very small. 

 Fore femora and fore tibiae most densely clothed with long hairs ; 

 middle tibiae broadly fringed: hind tibiae hardly fringed. Fore 

 wings long, narrow ; exterior border slightly convex, very oblique: 

 under side brown, whitish at the base and with two whitish patches 



