LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA, 149] 



Pyrinia CONCISATA. 



Mas. Rufescente-cervina, subtus lutea ; caput anticum obscure 

 rnfum ; alee, niyro subconspersa?, ex parte flavescentes, linea 

 marginali nigra valde abbreviate ; antica linca interiore fer- 

 ruginea costam versus retracta, linea exteriore fer rug inea tenui 

 abbreviata subarruata, litura discali lineaque submarginali 

 diffusa subtus albidis ; postica? linea exteriore fasciaque adhuc 

 exteriore fusees cent e. 



Male. Reddish fawn-colour, stout, luteous beneath. Head 

 dark red in front. Palpi porreet, slender, hardly extending beyond 

 the head ; third joint very minute. Antennae very minutely pubes- 

 cent. Wings partly yellowish, thinly black-speckled ; a black very 

 incomplete marginal line appearing towards the interior border of 

 the fore wings and towards the tips of the hind wings. Fore wings 

 hardly acute; interior line ferruginous, abruptly retracted towards 

 the costa ; exterior line ferruginous, slender, slightly curved, abbrevi- 

 ated in front ; under side with a whitish discal mark, and with a whitish 

 diffuse submarginal line, which is most distinct in front. Hind 

 wings with a blackish oblique exterior line, which is accompanied 

 on the outer side by a pale brown band. Length of the body 3 ? 

 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



Amazon Region. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Pyrinia sigillata. 



Fcem. Rufescente-cervina ; palpi graciles, brevissimi ; aim linea 

 exteriore recta obliqua testacea intus fusco marginata, striga 

 discali albida fusco marginata ; antica vix acuta?, linea inte- 

 riore testacea extus fusco marginata. 



Female, Reddish fawn-colour, rather paler beneath. Palpi 

 slender, very short, hardly extending beyond the front; third joint 

 conical, very minute. Hind tibiae rather slender, with four mode- 

 rately long spurs. Wings with an oblique straight exterior testaceous 

 line, which is brown-bordered on the inner side; discal streak short, 

 whitish, brown-bordered. Fore wings hardly acute; interior line 

 testaceous, straight, brown-bordered on the outer side ; costa hardly 

 convex ; exterior border slightly convex, moderately oblique. Length 

 of ihe body 3^ lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Sautarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



