1496 CATALOGUE OF 



EpfONE INFICITAEIA. 



Mas. Pallide straminea ; alee cervino transverse conspersce, linea 

 exteriore obliqua subrecta obscure ochracea, fascia lata margi- 

 nali subpurpurascente-cenea, puncto discali nigro ; anticce 

 linea interiore cervina angulosa, 



Male. Pale straw-colour, a little brighter beneath. Palpi not 

 extending beyond the front. Antennae pectinated for full two-thirds 

 of the length. Wings transversely speckled with fawn-colour; ex- 

 terior line dull ochraceous, oblique, nearly straight, extending from 

 the tips of the fore wings to bevond the middle of the interior bor- 

 der of the hind wings ; a broad marginal band with a dull purplish 

 aeneous tinge ; discal point black ; exterior border convex. Fore 

 wings with a zigzag interior fawn-coloured line. Length of the 

 body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



EPIONE ? ROSEIGERA. 



Mas. Ochracea ; caput roseum ; palpi graciles, brevissimi, ob- 

 lique ascendenles, arliculo 3o minimo ; antennce ciliatce ; pedes 

 Iceves, breves ; alee latiusculce, roseo conspersce, lineis quatuor 

 purpurascentibus incompletis denticulatis, macula discali 

 albida nitente v linea marginali rosea; anticce apice subro- 

 tundatce. 



Male. Ochraceous. Head rosy. Palpi slender, obliquely 

 ascending, very short, not rising so high as the vertex ; third joint 

 very minute. Antennae ciliated. Legs smooth, short. Wings 

 rather broad, thickly covered with rosy speckles ; four incomplete 

 slender denticulated dark purplish lines ; discal spot whitish, 

 shining, largest in the hind wings ; marginal festoon rosy ; fringe 

 double ; exterior border convex. Fore wings slightly rounded at the 

 tips; costa almost straight. Length of the body 5 ? lines; of the 

 wings 14 lines. 

 a. Brazil. From M. Becker's collection. 



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EPIONE ? CHALCOSPILATA. 



Mas. Ochracea; caput antice rufescens ; palpi porrecti, com- 

 pressi, caput superantes, articulo 'So minimo; antennce late 



