LEPIDOPTERA HETEltOCERA. 1321 



antice f areata fuscescentibus nigro interlineatis, lineis duabus 

 exterior ibus punctularibus nigris, spatio marginali subfusces- 

 cenle, linea sub marginali indistincta palllde cinerea, striga 

 apicali obliqua testaceo-albkli ; posticus sublestacea, lineis 

 denticulatis cinereis. 



Male. Rosy cinereous. Palpi short, stout, pilose. Antennae 

 moderately pectinated, except towards the tips. Thorax brownish 

 on each side. Abdomen with a rather large apical tuft. Wings 

 with elongated black marginal points. Fore wings acute, with the 

 basal space brownish, interlined with black and forming an acute 

 angle towards the eosta ; middle band like the basal space, uudula- 

 ting along the exterior border, dilated and forked in front; two 

 exterior lines of black points; marginal space slightly clouded wtth 

 brown, including the slender indistinct pale cinereous submargmal 

 line; an oblique elongated apical testaceous-whitish spot. Hind 

 wings dull testaceous, with several cinereous denticulated lines. 

 Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a, 6. Auckland, New Zealaud. From Mr. Oxley's collection. 



41. CoREMIA PLURIMATA. 



Fosm. Cinereo-cervina ; palpi breves, lad, rostriformes ; alee lineis 

 plurirnis fuscescentibus subundulatis subdenticulatis, linea 

 submarginali indistincta subrecta pdlide cinerea ; anticce 

 fascia media nigro cinerea subundulata, costa subconvexa. 



Female. Cinereous fawn-colour. Palpi short, broad, rostri- 

 form. Wings with numerous slightly undulating and denticulated 

 brownish lines ; submarginal line pale cinereous, indistinct, nearly 

 straight; marginal line black, composed of lunuies. Fore win^s 

 acute; middle band blackish cinereous, rather narrow, with hlack 

 nearly parallel and slightly undulating borders, including a minute 

 black discal streak; costa slightly couvex ; exterior border straight, 

 rather oblique. Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



42. Core mia deltoid ata. 



Mas. Cinereo-cervina ; palpi breves, sub rostriformes ; antenna 

 subpubescentes ; abdomen e punctis niyricantibus bilineatum ; 

 alee anticce fxlcatce, lineis nigris, plagis duabus obscure fuscis 

 albido marginatis, una maxima, fascia exteriore pallide cinereo 



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