LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1497 



pectinatce ; abdomen segmentis 1 — 3 cupreo verrucosis ; alee 

 rufescente conspersce, tinea exteriore cuprea subundutata, gutta 

 discali nigricante ; antica? linea interiore cuprea flexa, costa 

 cmvexa. 



Male. Ochraceous, paler beneath. Head reddish in front. 

 Palpi porrect, compressed, extending beyond the head ; third joint 

 extremely minute. Antennae broadly pectinated, except at the tips. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings; first, second and 

 third segments with cupreous protuberances. Legs smooth, slender ; 

 hind tibia; with four long spurs. Wimrs transversely and minutely 

 reddish-speckled, with an exterior slightly undulating cupreous 

 line ; discal dot blackish ; exterior border convex. Fore wings 

 acute, with an interior bent cupreous line ; costa convex. Length 

 of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. South Africa. Presented by R. Trimen, Esq. 



EPIONE ? INVEXATA. 



Mas. Flava; caput et thorax cervina ; palpi brevissimi ; antennce 

 late pectinate, apice simp lice s ; pedes longi, graciles ; ala 

 antica acuta, basi subcervince, puncto discali fascescente, 

 margine exteriore subrecto ; posticus annulo discali fusco, 

 margine exteriore subflexd, 



Male. Yellow. Head and thorax fawn-colour. Palpi very 

 short. Antennae broadly pectinated, except towards the tips. Legs 

 long, slender. Wings slightly speckled with pale brown beneath. 

 Fore wings acute, with a fawn-coloured tinge towards the base ; 

 discal point brownish ; exterior border nearly straight. Hind wings 

 with a small brown discal ringlet ; exterior border slightly bent in 

 the middle. Length of the body b lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



Hindostan. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



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Hyperythra vitticostata. 



Mas. Lutea; caput ochraceum ; thorax antice purpurascente- 

 cinereus ; ala? ochraceo conspersa, lineis duabus deviis dilatatis 

 purpurascente-cinereis, puncto discali nigro ; antica) vitia 

 costali lata purpurascente-cinerea. 



Male. Luteous, paler beneath. Head ochraceous. Thorax 

 purplish cinereous in front. Wings ochraceous-speckled, with two 



