LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1361 



37. SCOTOSIA DENOTATA. 



Foeni. Werruginea; palpi lati, longi, articulo 3o mini mo ; alee 

 elongatce, lineis plurimis niyris denticulatis perobliquis ex 

 parte albo marginatis, linea submarginali pallide 'ciaerea 

 angulosi ; anticce a pice subrotundutce, litura discali exteriore 

 alba, mavaine exteriore perobliquo. 



Female. Ferruginous. Palpi broad, porreet, nearly as long" 

 as the breadth oi' the head ; third joint extremely short. Wings 

 elongated, with numerous very oblique denticulated blaek lines, some 

 of which are partly bordered with white ; one of these white lines is 

 dilated and forms a distinct mark on the exterior part of the disk of 

 the fore wings; submarginal line pale cinereous, zigzag; marginal 

 line black, slender; under side cinereous, with lines represented by 

 points. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips ; exterior border 

 slightly convex, very oblique. Length of the body 3^ lines ; oi' the 

 wings 10 lines. 



a, b. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



c. New Zealand. Presented by the Bev. W. Colenso. 



38. SCOTOSIA LIGNOSATA. 



Mas. Cervina ; palpi caput vix superantes ; antmnce vix pecti- 

 nate ; ala? elongata?, nigricante con spersa?, fascia media, linea 

 exteriore angulosa fasciaque submarginali diffusa nigricanti- 

 bus, margine exteriore valde dentato ; antica? linea interiore 

 abbreviata guttaque discali nigricantibus, fascia media antice 

 abbreviata ; postica fascia media diffusa, 



Male. Fawn-colour. Palpi hardly extending beyond the 

 head ; third joint very minute. Antenna? very minutely pectinated. 

 Wings elongate, minutely blackish-speckled ; middle band abbre- 

 viated in front on the fore wings, diffuse on the hind wings ; exterior 

 line blackish, zigzag; subimirgiual band blackish, diffuse on the 

 inner side, obsolete towards the tips of the fore wings; marginal 

 space pale, shaded with brown towards the tip< of the fore wings; 

 marginal iunuies black ; exterior border deeply dentate; under side 

 pale, with a broad brown submarginal band. Fore wings acute; 

 interior line blackish, abbreviated ; discal spot biackish ; exterior 

 border very oblique, slightly convex. Length of the body 8 lines ; 

 of the wings 22 lines. 



a. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



