LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 179 



Country unknown. 



140. C RAMBUS ELEGANTELLUS. 



Mas et foem. Aurato-cinereus, cervino tinctus ; alee anticce lan- 

 ceolatce, vitta subcostali lata argentea nigro submarginata 

 extus interrupta strigam emittente, striga apicali obliqua 

 argentea, spatio marginali argenteo-cinereo strigulas nigras 

 includenle ; posticce albido-cinerece, ceneo subtinctce. 



Male and female. Gilded -cinereous, tinged with fawn-colour. 

 Labial palpi very much longer than the breadth of the head, white 

 on the inner side. Fore wings lanceolate, very acute, with a broad 

 silvery subcostal slightly black-bordered stripe, which emits a streak 

 on the hind side, and is very obliquely interrupted towards the lip ; 

 an oblique silvery apical streak ; marginal space silvery cinereous, 

 with a few minute black streaks ; exterior border very oblique, 

 slightly concave in front. Hind wings whitish cinereous, with a 

 slight aeneous tinge. Length of the body 7 — 8 lines ; of the wings 

 14—18 Hues. 



a. ? From Mr. Milne's collection. 



b—d. ? 



Genus 5. EROMENE. 

 Eromene, Hb. 



Europe and the neighbouring regions. 

 1. Eromene ocellea. 

 ocellea, Hw. — Cyriliella, Cta. — funiculellus, Tr. — Cyrilli, Zl. 

 a. England. From Mr. Stephens' collection. 



2. Eromene vinculella. 

 vinculella, ZL— Cyrilli, H.-S. 



3. Eromene bella. 

 bella, Hb. 

 a, Europe. From M. Hemighoffen's collection. 



