1702 CATALOGUE OF 



Larentia INQUINATA. 



Mas. Viridescente-cinerea ; palpi graciles, breves, subarcuati, 

 oblique ascendentes ; antenna validce, subpubescentes ; alee 

 anticce elongata, acuta, fasciis quatuor e lineis denticulatis 

 nigris, plagis duabus marginalibus fuscis,punctis marginalibus 

 nigris. 



Male. Greenish cinereous. Palpi slender, smooth, slightly 

 curved, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex; third 

 joint conical, very minute. Antennae stout, slightly pubescent. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings 

 elongate, acute, with four bands, each of which is composed of three 

 or more denticulated black lines ; a brown patch along the fore part 

 of the exterior border, and a larger one along most part of the inte- 

 rior border ; this patch extends nearly to the costa between the first 

 and second bands, and extends along most part of the third band ; 

 marginal points black ; exterior border slightly convex, very oblique. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



Jamaica. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Larentia e sum at a. 



Fcem. Fusees cente-cinerea ; palpi minimi ; alee elongate ; anticce 

 acuta, fusco conspersce, lineis nonnullis dentaiis fuscis, tribus 

 maqis determinatis albido marginatis, linea submarginali 

 albida angulosa,punctis marginalibus nigricantibus. 



Female, Brownish cinereous, cinereous beneath. Palpi very 

 minute, not extending beyond the head. Wings elongate. Fore 

 wings acute, minutely and diffusedly speckled with brown ; some 

 brown dentate lines, of* which three are darker and more distinct 

 than the others and are whitish-bordered; submarginal line whitish, 

 zigzag; marginal points blackish; costa straight; exterior border 

 slightly curved, very oblique. Hind wings more cinereous, without 

 markings. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



a. Port Famine. Presented by C. Darwin, Esq. 



