LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1645 



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Macaria infixaria. 



Foero. Alba, subtus ochraceo suffusa ; caput ochraceum ; thorax 

 et abdomen cinerea ; alcefuseo nigroque conspersa, lineis duo- 

 bus fuscis subdentatis subundulatis, fascia exteriore indistincta 

 fuscescente ferrugineo plagiata subtus ochracea bene determinata, 

 puncto discali nigro; anticce acuta; linea interiore fusca 

 flexa; postica margine exteriore subangulato. 



Female. White, tinged with ochraceous beneath. Body cine- 

 reous. Head dull ochraceous. Palpi porrect, short ; third joint very 

 minute. Wings thickly brown and black-speckled ; middle and 

 exterior lines brown, slighily dentate and undulating; an indistinct 

 pale brownish more exterior band, which partly extends to the exte- 

 rior border, contains some ferruginous patches, and is deep ochra- 

 ceous and very distinct on the under side ; discal point black, rather 

 large. Fore wings acute; interior line brown, bent; exterior line 

 retracted towards the costa ; marginal points black. Hind wings 

 with a blackish marginal line; exterior border slightly truncated, 

 slightly angular in the middle. Length of the body 6 lines; of the 

 wings 16 lines. 



Natal. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Macaria gnophosata. 



Mas. Subopalino-cinerea ; caput fuscum ; antenna subpubescentes; 

 tibia postica graciles ; alee Integra, punctis marginalibus 

 nigris, fimbria nigricante notata, subtus albida conspersa ; 

 antica vix acuta, lineis quatuor nigris subundulatis, 2a, 3a 

 Aaque interruptis ; postica lineis tribus fuscescentibus, margine 

 exteriore vix inciso. 



Male. Cinereous, slightly dove-coloured. Head and fore border 

 of the thorax brown. Palpi porrect, very short. Antennae very 

 minutely pubescent. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind 

 wings. Hind tibiae slender; spurs long. Wings entire, with black 

 marginal points; fringe with blackish marks; under side whitish, 

 verv thickly speckled. Fore wings blackish-speckled, hardly acute, 

 with four black slightly undulating lines, of which the second, third 

 and fourth are interrupted ; costa straight, testaceous beneath. 

 Hind wings with three brownish lines ; exterior border very slightly 

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



a. Cape Town. From Mr. Trimens collection. 



