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the base. Length of the body 4^—5 lines ; of the wings 10 — 12 

 lines. 



a, b. North America. From Mr. Carter's collection, 

 c. ? 



18. Cacoecia? velutinana. 



Mas. Pallide cervina, subtus obscure cinerea ; abdomen cine- 

 reum; alee anticce velutina, apice rotundatce, squamis raris 

 nigris, fascia latissima e plagis quatuor ferrugineis, lineis 

 transversis indeterminatis subargenteis ; postica obscure ci- 

 nerea, fimbria albida inter lineata. 



Male, Pale fawn-colour, mostly dark cinereous beneath. 

 Palpi porrect, very much shorter than the breadth of the head ; 

 second joint fringed ; third extremely short. Autennae.stout, setu- 

 lose. Abdomen cinereous, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. 

 Fore wings velvety, rounded at their tips, with a few black speckles, 

 and with a very broad band formed by four nearly-connected ferru- 

 ginous patches ; some transverse irregular incomplete slightly sil- 

 very lines ; fringe pale ; costa slightly convex, except towards the. 

 tip ; exterior border almost straight, moderately oblique. Hind 

 wings dark cinereous ; fringe whitish, interlined. Length of the 

 body 2^ lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



a, b. North America. From Mr. Carter's collection. 



19. Cacoecia fervidana. 



Mas et fcem. Lcete ochracea ; alae anticce purpurascente tincta, 

 fasciis tribus e guttis strigisque rufescentibus, costa convexa 

 subrecurva ; posticce aurato-lutece. 



Male and female. Bright ochraceous. Abdomen, hind wings 

 and under side gilded luteous. Palpi almost vertical ; third 

 joint extremely short. Antenna? stout. Fore wings purplish- 

 tinged, with three reddish irregular interrupted bands, which are 

 composed of dots and streaks ; costa convex and slightly recurved, 

 except towards the tip. Length of the body 4 — 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 9 — 12 lines. 



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



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