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lanceolate, less than half the length of the second. Antennas mi- 

 nutely pubescent. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings. Fore wings sharply rectangular at the tips, with a dark 

 brown dot in the disk near the base, and with a blackish dot in the 

 exterior disk near the costa ; this dot is near the inner side of an 

 oblique brown streak which proceeds from the costa to the disk, and 

 is dirTusedly bordered with cinereous on its outer side ; costa and 

 exterior border almost straight, the latter very slightly oblique. 

 Hind wings cinereous, pale ochraceous towards the base, with 

 minute transverse streaks on the under side. Length of the body 

 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



40. Teras subauratana. 



Mas. Aurato-flava ; abdomen albidum; alee antica? acuta, ochra- 

 ceo reticulata, spatio costali ochraceo, tinea fiexa furcata 

 purpurascente ; posticce pallide aurato-flavce. 



Male, Gilded yellow, paler beneath. Palpi porrect, much 

 longer than the breadth of the head ; second joint thickly fringed 

 above; third lanceolate, about one-third of the length of the second. 

 Antennae minutely setulose. Abdomen whitish. Fore wings acute, 

 closely and dirTusedly reticulated with ochraceous, wholly ochraceous 

 along the costa, adorned with a purple mark which extends along 

 the costa for some space, then descends obliquely to the interior 

 border, and emits a discal forked streak ; the fore brauch of the 

 streak joins the costa, extends along it, and is then bent obliquely 

 towards the exterior border ; the hind branch of the fork extends 

 towards the interior angle; costa slightly convex near the base; ex- 

 terior border straight, hardly oblique. Hind wings pale gilded yel- 

 low. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Kedruan's collection. 



b. Georgia. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



41. Teras tinctana. 



Mas. Cervina aut rufescens ; palpi capitis latitudine paullo Ion- 

 giores, articulo 3o lanceolato ; ala antica disco nigro-nebu- 

 los&. 



Male. Fawn-colour or reddish. Palpi porrect, fringed, a little 

 longer t than the breadth of the head ; third joint lanceolate, full 

 half the length of the second. Antennae rather long and stout, 

 minutely pubescent. Abdomeu extending a little beyond the hind 



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