LEI'IDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1671 



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FlDONIA SQUALIDATA. 



Mas. Albido-cinerea, gracilis ; palpi compressi, fimbriati, capitis 

 latitudine multo breviores ; antennce late pectinatce ; alee nigri- 

 cante conspersa?, punctis submarginalibus et marginalibus 

 nigris, puncto discali nigricante ; aniicce acutce, vix falcata?, 

 linea fusca nebulosa interrupta. 



Male. Whitish cinereous, slender. Palpi porrect, compressed, 

 fringed, much shorter than the breadth of the head ; third joint very 

 minute. Antennae broadly pectinated ; branches pubescent. Wings 

 moderately broad, minutely blackish-speckled, brownish-tinged be- 

 neath; submarginal points and marginal points black, the latter 

 more distinct than the former; discal point blackish. Fore wings 

 acute, hardly falcate, with a brown incomplete nebulous line. 

 Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Milne's collection. 

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FlDONIA DECISARIA. 



Fcem. Obscure fuscescente-cinerea ; caput nigrum, pilosissimum ; 

 palpi lanceolati, capitis latitudine non breviores ; abdominis seg- 

 menta albido marginata ; alee fascia exteriore albida undulata ; 

 antica acuta, lineis quatuor pallide cinereis fusco margin- 

 atis, 3a angulata, 4a denticulata, dimidio basali subtus sordide 

 luteo. 



Female. Dark brownish cinereous. Head black, very pilose. 

 Palpi lanceolate, porrect, as long as the breadth of the head. Ab- 

 dominal segments with whitish hind borders. Wings paler beneath, 

 with a whitish undulating exterior band, which is as distinct in the 

 hind wings as in the fore wings. Fore wings acute, with four pale 

 cinereous lines, of which the third is deeply angular, and the fourth 

 is denticulated; first and third lines bordered with dark brown on 

 the inner side ; second line bordered with dark brown on the 

 outer side; under side with the basal half dingy luteous. Hind 

 wings with the first and second lines obsolete. Length of the body 

 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Tasmania. Presented by J. G. Children, Esq. 



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