LEPIDOPTEBA HETEROCERA. 1457 



short oblique brown streak extending from the disk to the interior 

 border at one-third of the length of the latter, with a blackish spot 

 at the end of the areolet, and with an exterior oblique diffuse brown 

 line, which is nearly parallel to the exterior border and is forked 

 towards the costa ; exterior border slightly convex, rather oblique. 

 Hind wings pale cinereous, iridescent, sernihyaline, aeneous along 

 the exterior border. Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the wings 

 10 lines. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



PlONEA? FUSCIPALPALIS. 



Fcem. Pallide straminea ; palpi fusci, porrecti, rostriformes, 

 capitis latitudine longiores, articulo So lanceolato ; abdomen 

 alas posticas dimidio superans; ala sat angustce, punctis mar- 

 ginalibus nigris ; anticce fusco subcotispersce, annulo subcostali 

 antemedio elongato, plaga postmedia lineaque exteriore brevi 

 dentata fuscis ; postica albidce. 



Female. Pale straw-colour. Palpi brown, porrect, rostriform, 

 acute, longer than the breadth of the head; third joint lanceolate, 

 not more than one-third of the length of the second. Abdomen 

 extending for half its length beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, 

 moderately stout ; fore legs brown. Wings rather narrow ; mar- 

 ginal points black. Fore wings acute, thinly brown-speckled, with 

 an elongated subcostal antemedial brown ringlet, with a brown 

 transverse postmedial patch, and with a short dentate more exterior 

 brown line ; exterior border slightly convex, very oblique. Hind 

 wings whitish. Length of the body 4£ lines ; of the wings 

 10 lines. 



a. Bogota. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Genus OROBiENA, C. X. H. xviii. 763. 

 Oeobjena Sophtalis, C. L. H. xviii. 763. 

 a — d. Ratisbon. From Dr. H.-Schaeffer's collection. 



Orob^na erumentalis, C. L. H. xviii. 764. 

 a. S. Germany. From Dr. H.-Schseffer's collection. 



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