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many liule transverse black streaks ; an ochraceous band along the 

 exterior border ; an ochraceous spot in the forepart of the disk near 

 the band; a slender middle interrupted and slightly bent cinereous 

 band; costa straight; exterior border oblique hind ward. Mind 

 wings aeneous-blackish, with an ochraceous fringe. Length of the 

 body 3 lines; of the wings 7 lines. 



a, b. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



12. Carpocapsa plenana. 



Mas*. Ferruginea, subtus fusca ; thorax cinereo trifasciatus ; 

 tibia postica dilatata ; al.a anticre vix acuta, fusco tessellata, 

 fasciis quintjue chalybceis interlineatu subundulatis, 4a baque 

 abbn'flatis, liuea marginali interrupta chalybea, fimbria ui- 

 gricante rtotata ; poxlica fusca, fimbria apud maryinem inie- 

 y . ' riorem albida penicitlata lonyissima. 



Male. Ferruginous, brown beneath. Palpi porrect, very much 

 shorter -than the breadth of the head ; third joint extremely 6 

 Antenna 1 very minutely pubescent. Thorax with three cinereous 

 bands. Abdomen brown, extending a little beyond the hind wi 

 Hind tibia? dilated. Fore wings hardly acute, tessellated with 

 brown ; five interlined slightly undulating chalybeous bands ; 

 third band less regular than the first and the second ; fourth, 

 abbreviated in front; fifth extending obliquely from the costa to the 

 fore part of the exterior border ; a chalybeous interrupted marginal 

 line; fringe with blackish marks; costa and exterior border slightly 

 convex, the latter slightly oblique. Hind wings brown, with a 

 large whitish penicillate fringe along the interior border. Length 

 of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



a, b. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



13. Carpocapsa atrorufana. 



Mas. Niyricans ; abdomen maris alas posticus Ion ye super ans ; 

 ala antica acuta, yuttis punctuque plurimis ochraceis, fascia 

 interrupta punctuque submaryinalibus atris. 



Male and female. Blackish, blackish cinereous beneath. Palpi 

 porrect, short, extending very little beyond the head ; third joint 

 extremely short. Antenna? of the male &tout, very minutely pubes- 

 cent. Abdomen of the male extending much beyond the hind 

 win^s. Fore wings acute, with very numerous ochraceous dots and 

 points, which are partly confluent, and with a widely interrupted 



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