LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1759 



breadth of the head ; third joint extremely small. Antennae very 

 slender. Legs smooth, rather short ; hind tibiae with four long 

 spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings falcate, not acute; 

 costa slightly convex; exterior border deeply excavated in front, 

 angular in the middle, very oblique hiudward. Hind wings 

 extending a little beyond the abdomen. 



Allied to Erosia. 



SOPHTA CONCAVATA. 



Fcem. Cinerea, nigro conspersa, ex parte cervino subtincta ; aire 

 tinea exteriore pallide cinerea antice recurva, punctis sub- 

 marginalibus nigris ; anticce linea interiore pallide cinerea, 

 punctis duobus discalibus nigris, annulo discali informi 

 nigricante. 



Female. Cinereous, minutely black-speckled, partly and slightly 

 tinged with fawn-colour. Wings with an exterior oblique pale 

 cinereous line, which is cnrved inward towards the costa ; sub- 

 marginal points black. Fore wings with an interior oblique pale 

 cinereous line ; discal mark composed of two black points and a 

 blackish incomplete irregular ringlet. Length of the body 3 lines ; 

 of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Stegania? quadrixotata. 



Mas. Pallide cinereo-testacea ; palpi porrecti, acini, caput non 

 super antes ; antenna setulosce ; tibia posticve non incrassatce ; 

 alee anticce subacute, maculis tribus costalibus fuscis. 



Male. Pale cinereous-testaceous. Palpi porrect, acute, not 

 i extending beyond the head. Antenna? setulose. Abdomen not 

 extending beyond the hind wings. Hind tibiae not incrassated ; 

 spurs rather long. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings slightly 

 acute, with three brown costal spots ; exterior border convex, rather 

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



! New York. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



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