LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 315 



Australia. 



22. Cacoecia metaxanthana. 



Mas. Ochraceo-cervina ; palpi capitis latitudine non breviores, 

 articulo So conico ; alee anticce acutee, lineis transversis ar- 

 genteo~cinereis\ spatio exteriore saiuratiore lituras atras inclu- 

 dente, lineis duabus aryenteo-cinereis adhuc exterioribus pos- 

 tice approximates ; costa subapicali fimbriaque nigro guttatis ; 

 posticce lutece, fusco late maryinatce. 



Male, Ochraceous fawn-colour. Palpi porrect, fringed, as 

 long as the breadth of the head ; third joint conical, not more than 

 one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae stout. Fore 

 wings acute, with glistening transverse silvery cinereous lines; most 

 of the exterior part darker fawn-colour, with several deep black 

 irregular marks ; two more exterior transverse silvery cinereous 

 lines, which extend from the costa to the exterior border, where 

 they are nearly contiguous ; two black dots on the costa near the 

 tip, and a few on the fringe ; costa convex towards the base ; exte- 

 rior border hardly convex, moderately oblique. Hind wings 

 luteous, with a broad brown border. Length of the body 3 lines ; 

 of the wings 8 lines. 



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



23. Cacoecia chrysophilana. 



Foem. Ochracea ; palpi capitis latiludine vix breviores ; ahe 

 anticce vix acuta?, fasciis saturatioribus argenteo squamos-is, 

 fimbria pallida aurata ; posticus aurata, apice fusca?. 



Female. Ochraceous. Palpi porrect, not fringed, almost as 

 long as the breadth of the head ; third joint conical, not more than 

 one-fourth of the length of the second. Fore wings hardly acute, 

 with some irregular deeper ochraceous bands, which are accom- 

 panied by glistening silvery scales ; fringe pale, gilded ; costa 

 slightly convex towards the base ; exterior border hardly convex, 

 very slightly oblique. Hind wings brightly gilded, silvery whitish 

 along the costa, brown towards the tips. Length of the body 

 2\ lines; of the wings 8 lines. 



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



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