LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1693 



lines indicated by a few dots of various size, the former like the 

 exterior line forming a blackish costal spot, the latter distinguished 

 by a blackish spot near the interior angle, and by a blackish costal 

 subapical spot, which is bordered with glaucous and with rose-colour 

 on the outer side. Length of the body 5 lines; or the wings 

 16 lines. 



a. Namaqua Kegion, South Africa. From M. Becker's collection. 



Genus NAPUCA. 



Mas etfcem. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis obsoleta. Palpi 

 porrecti, lanceolati, capitis latitudine breviores ; articulus 3us acutus, 

 minimus. Antennae maris subpectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas 

 non superans. Pedes laeves, vix robusti ; tibiae posticae quadrical- 

 caratae. Alae elongatae,, subv estitae ; anticae apice subrotundatae, 

 costa recta, margine exteriore subconvexo perobliquo. 



Male and female. Body rather stout. Proboscis obsolete. 

 Palpi porrect, lanceolate, shorter lhan the breadth of the head ; third 

 joint acute, very minute. Antennae of the male slightly pectinated. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, 

 hardly stout ; hind tibiae with four moderately long spurs. Wings 

 elongate, moderately broad, thinly clothed. Fore wings slightly 

 rounded at the tips; costa straight; exterior border slightly convex, 

 very oblique. 



Napuca orciferaria. 



Mas et foem. Obscure cinerea; alee linea exteriore lata diffusa 

 rnaculaque discali nigricantibus. 



Male and female. Dark cinereous. Wings with a broad diffuse 

 blackish exterior line, and with a blackish discal spot. Length of 

 the body 5 — 6 lines; of the wings 14 — 17 lines. 



The specimens here recorded are somewhat worn, and this 

 description may therefore be incomplete. 



a — d. Arctic America. Presented by Capt. Collinson. 

 e. Arctic America. Presented by Sir J. Richardson, 



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Khyparia grandaria. 



Alba ; thorax et abdomen pallide fulvescentia, cano-fusco macu- 

 lata ; ala anticce maculis variis discalibus et marginalibus 



