LEPIDOPTEBA HETEROCERA. 1703 



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Larentia conturbata. 



Mas. Cinereo-fusca ; palpi lati, breves, oblique ascendentes ; an- 

 tenna? subserratce, setulosce ; alee elongates, nigricante conspersa ; 

 anticce acuta, ex parte albido-cinerea?,fasciis tribus ochraceis 

 undulatis nigro marginatis et interlineatis ; posticm lineis 

 nonnullis fuscis subdenticulatis. 



Male. Cinereous-brown, mostly whitish cinereous beneath. 

 Palpi broad, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; 

 third joint very minute. Antennae minutely serrated and setose. 

 Wings elongate, thickly blackish-speckled. Fore wings acute, partly 

 whitish cinereous, with three irregular undulating ochraceous bands, 

 which are bordered and interlined with black; costa and exterior 

 border straight, the latter very oblique. Hind wings with several 

 brown slightly denticulated lines, extending a little beyond the abdo- 

 men. Length of the body 5^ lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. North Hindostan. Presented by Capt. Strachey. 



Larentia comprensata. 



Foem. Cinerea, robusta ; corpus supra ferrugineo-fuscum ; palpi 

 caput non super antes ; abdominis dorsum crista turn ; alee 

 antica vix acutce, lineis plurimis dentatis fuscis, fasciis tribus 

 fuscescente-cinereis fusco marginatis et interlineatis ; posticus 

 fuscescente- cinerea?, lineis nonnullis fuscis arcuatis. 



Female. Cinereous, stout. Body above ferruginous-brown. 

 Palpi porrect, not extending beyond the head. Abdomen with 

 dorsal crests. Fore wings hardly acute, with many dentate brown 

 lines, and with three brownish cinereous bands, which are bordered 

 and interlined with dark brown ; costa straight ; exterior border 

 slightly convex, rather oblique. Hind wings brownish cinereous, 

 with some brown curved lines. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 16 lines. 



a. Ceylon. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



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 Larentia in ope rata. 

 Cidaria cineraria, Doubl. DieffenbacKs New Zealand. 



