LEP1D0PTEKA HETEROCEHA. 385 



eyond the head ; third joint extremely minute. Antennae stout. 

 Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wing's. Fore wings 

 acute, with a silvery undulating stripe, which extends from the 

 costa to the middle of the exterior border; costa towards the base 

 cinereous, with oblique blackish points ; exterior costa with oblique 

 silvery streaks, of which the first is elongated to the exterior border ; 

 costa and exterior border almost straight, the latter rather oblique. 

 Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 

 10 Hues. 



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



143. Geapholita divisana. 



Mas. Cervina ; caput albido-testaceum ; palpi subjimbriati, caput 

 vix superantes, articulo 3o vlx conspicuo ; alee andece basi 

 - cinereo -ferruginea;, plaga basali ferruginea, costa exteriore 

 ferruginea lituris obliquis albis ; posticce fuscescente-cinerece, 

 fimbria albida. 



Allied to G. Mittcrbachiana. Male. — Fawn-colour. Head 

 and under side whitish testaceous. Paipi porrect, hardly extending 

 beyond the head; second joint with a short fringe; third hardly 

 visible. Fore wings acute, ferruginous and tinged with cinereous 

 towards the base, where there is an elongated ferruginous patch ; a 

 few minute white oblique marks near the tip of the costa, which is 

 ferruginous exteriorly. Hind wings brownish cinereous ; fringe 

 whitish. Length of the body 2\ lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a, b. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Eedman's collection. 



144. GrAPHOLIT A METAMELANA, 



Fcem. Albida ; vertex fuscus, subcristatus ; palpi subtus late 

 fimbriati, capitis latitudine breviores, articulo So mini mo ; alee 

 anticce striga costali ferruginea lata obliqua, striga exteriore 

 fusca lituras albas obliquas includente, striga postica lata 

 concisa nigricante, spatio marginali cinereo ; posticce nigri- 

 cante-cinerea. 



Female. Whitish. Vertex of the head brown, slightly crested. 

 Palpi porrect, broadly fringed beneath, shorter than the breadth of 

 the head ; third joint extremely small. Fore wings acute, cinereous 

 towards the exterior border, with a broad ferruginous very oblique 

 costal streak, and with an exterior brown streak, which extends 



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