LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1695 



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 Orthostixis l^etata. 

 a. Europe. From Dr. Herrich-ScbaefFer's collection. 



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NlPTERIA INCOLORARIA. 



a, b. Brazil. From Dr. Herrich-Sehaeffer's collection. 



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Genus COMIDAVA. 



Mas et fcem. Corpus crassurn. Vertex fasciculatus. Proboscis 

 robusta. Palpi breves, oblique ascendentes, articulo 3o ininimo. 

 Antennae maris pectinatae, apices versus simplices. Abdomen maris 

 alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes sat validi. Alae elongatae ; 

 anticae acuta?, costa recta, margine exteriore convexo perobliquo. 



Male and female. .Body tbick. Vertex tufted. Proboscis 

 stout, moderately long. Palpi obliquely ascending, applied to the 

 head, not rising near so high as the vertex; third joint extremely 

 small. Antennae of the male moderately pectinated to beyond half 

 the length. Abdomen of the male extending a little beyond the 

 hind wings. Legs rather stout; spurs moderately long. Wings 

 elongate. Fore wings acute ; costa straight ; exterior^border convex, 

 very oblique. 



COMIDAVA OBLIQUILINEA. 



Mas et fcem. Pallide cervina ; vertex cervino-albidus ; thorax 

 vittis duabus obliquis fuscis ; al& antica lineis tribus fuscis, 

 la vlx obliqua, 2a obliqua subrecia, 3a submarginali vix con- 

 spicua. 



Male and female. Pale fawn-colour. Vertex, hind wings and 

 under side whitish, slightly tinged with fawn-colour. Thorax with, 

 two brown oblique stripes. Fore wings with a brown almost straight 

 line, which extends from the tips to the middle of the interior 

 border; interior line brown, slight, upright; submarginal line very 

 indistinct. Length of the body 7— -8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 

 Brazil. 

 a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



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