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with black ; costa with some blackish marks, slightly convex towards 

 the base ; exterior border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings 

 pale cinereous. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



New Zealand. 



14. Pandemis gavisana. 



Flavescens ; caput et thorax anticus ochracea ; palpi porrecti, arti- 

 culo 2o fimbriate ; alee anticce rufescente eonspersce, fascia 

 strigaque apud costam dilatata rufescentibus obliquis con- 

 nexis, linea marginali rufescente-fusca ; posticce albce, sub- 

 iridescentes. 



Yellowish, mostly yellowish white beneath. Head and fore part 

 of the thorax ochraceous. Palpi porrect, almost as long as the 

 breadth of the head ; second joint with a short thick fringe above ; 

 third joint acute, very minute. Abdomen whitish. Fore wings 

 hardly acute, minutely and transversely reddish-streaked ; a reddish 

 oblique band extending from before the middle of the costa to 

 three-fourths of the length of the interior border, connected in the 

 disk with an oppositely oblique reddish streak, which is dilated 

 along the costa ; a reddish brown marginal line ; costa convex 

 towards the base ; exterior border straight, moderately oblique. 

 Hind wings white, slightly iridescent. Length of the body 3 lines ; 

 of the wings 8 lines. 



a. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



Genus CACOECTA. 



North America. 



17. Cacoecia transitubana. 



Mas et foem. Rufescente-cervina ; alee antica rufescente subtes- 

 sellatce, plagis tribus nigricantibus diffusis nonnunquam sub- 

 obsoletis, la 2aque costalibus, Sa postica ; posticce testacece, 



Male and female. Reddish fawn-colour. Palpi obliquely 

 ascending; third joint of the palpi small, conical. Abdomen, 

 hind wings and under side testaceous-cinereous. Fore wings 

 slightly tessellated with reddish ; three diffuse sometimes nearly 

 obsolete blackish patches, two costal, the third near the middle 

 of the interior border ; costa convex and prominent towards 



