LEPIDOPTEBA HETEBOCERA. 1303 



tdbidis nigricante marginatis et interlinealis ; posticm albidte, 

 iitura discali^ linea exterlore fasciague marginali cupreo- 

 fuscis. 



Male. Cupreous-brown. Body white beueatb. Palpi porrect, 

 pilose, extending a little beyond the bead; third joint very short. 

 Thorax with two whitish bands. Hind borders of the abdominal 

 segments while. Fore wings with three irregular whitish bands, 

 each of which is blackish bordered and contains an undulating 

 blackish line. Hind wings whitish, with a cupreous-brown mark in 

 the disk, an exterior cupreous-brown line and a cupreous-brown 

 marginal band. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



This species is closely allied to S, disertalis. 



a. Lirnas, Honduras. Presented by H. T. Stainton, Esq. 



Samea? obliteralis. 



Mas. Pallide ockracea ; palpi porrecti, breves,, subfimbriati^ 

 articulo So minima ; alee elongatce, fasciis tribus albis obliquis 

 abbreviatis fusco marginatis^ 3a lineam fuscam undulatam 

 includente. 



Male. Pale ochraeeous, wbite beneatn. Palpi porrect, with a 

 short fringe beneath, much shorter than the breadth of the head ; 

 third joint extremely small. Antennae pubescent. Legs slender. 

 Wings elongate, with three white oblique abbreviated brown-bordered 

 bands, the third including a brown undulating line. Fore wings 

 acute; exterior border slightly convex, rather oblique. Length of 

 the body 3 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



BraziL In Mr. Saunders collection. 



Samea ibruptalis. 



Foem. Cinerea ; palpi graciles, subascendentes, subtus albi, capitis 

 latitudine mullo breviores, articulo So minima ; alee elongatce, 

 nigricante conspersce, lineis duabus latis punctisque margin- 

 alibus elongatis nigris ; anticce costa strigaque pallide ochraceis, 

 maculis duabus nigris, la costali^ 2a subcostali. 



Female. Cinereous. Body beneath and legs silvery white. 

 Palpi slender^ white beneath, slightly ascending, much shorter than 

 the breadth of the head; third joint very minute. Antennas stout. 

 Legs smooth, slender. Wings elongate, blackish-speckled, with two 

 broad irregular black lines and with elongated black marginal points* 



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