LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1757 



pubescent, minutely serrated. Hind tibiae incrassated, without 

 spurs. Wings elongate, rather broad, thickly and minutely speckled 

 with brown ; four oblique zig-zag rather broad brown lines ; fourth 

 line submarginal, diffuse, bordered with cinereous on the outer side; 

 discal point and marginal points black. Fore wings acute; exterior 

 border almost straight, very oblique. Length of the body 6 lines ; 

 of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Bootan. Presented by the Secretary of the India Board. 



Erosia quadricaudata. 

 This and E. Varisaria, p. 848, are one species. 



Erosia niveixotata. 



Foem. Cinereo-cervina ; alee lineis duabus strigaque discali ob- 

 scurioribus indistinctis, linea marginal* e lunulis niveis, 

 punctis marginalibus nigris, margine exteriore integro ; 

 anticce acuta, costa albo punctata, linea marginali apice 

 dilatata. 



Female. Cinereous fawn-colour. Wings with the interior and 

 exterior lines and the discal streak darker, indistinct; the lines 

 nearly straight, except towards the costa; marginal line pure white, 

 festooned, each curve including a black point; exterior border 

 eutire, slightly curved. Fore wings acute; costa straight, with 

 white points; marginal line dilated towards the tips. Hind wings 

 extending a little beyond the abdomen. Length of the body 

 4 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



Amazon Region. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Erosia himerata. 



Mas. Pallide subockracea ; caput et thorax anticus saturatiora ; 

 palpi breviusculi, porrecti, lati, obtusi ; antenna pubescentes ; 

 alee subelongatce, fusco conspersa, linea exteriore fusca vix 

 undulata apud costam retracta, linea marginali e lunulis 

 albidis, punctis marginalibus annuloque discali nigris ; anticce 

 acuta, linea interiore nigra interrupta, margine exteriore 

 flexo ; postica margine exteriore subdentato. 



Male. Dull pale ochraceous, stout. Head, fore border of the 

 thorax and under side brighter ochraceous. Palpi porrect, broad, 



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