LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 511 



Male. Cupreous. Thorax thickly and minutely cinereous- 

 speckled, brightly gilded on each side. Fore wings brightly gilded ; 

 middle space very thickly and minutely cinereous-speckled, including 

 a bright gilded band, which is bordered by two deep black lines. 

 Length of the body 2J lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



Genus 26. SABATINCA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Caput dense hirsutum. Proboscis nulla. 

 Palpi pilosi, brevissimi, decumbentes. Antennae breves, incrassatae, 

 fasciculo basali Ion go. Abdomen alas posticas superans. Pedes 

 validi, subpilosi ; calcaria longa. Alae antica? angustae, apice ro- 

 tundatas, margine exteriore valde obliquo. 



Male. Body slender. Head densely pilose ; hairs erect. Pro- 

 boscis obsolete. Palpi decumbent, pilose, very short. Antennae 

 short, incrassated, with a long dense basal tuft. Abdomen extend- 

 ing beyond the hind wings. Leg* stout, slightly pilose; spurs long. 

 Wings narrow ; fringe broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips ; 

 costa and exterior border nearly straight, the latter extremely 

 oblique. 



1. Sabatinca jncongruella. 



Mas. Obscure ockracea ; antenna nigro bifasciatce ; abdomen 

 nigricans ; alee anticce nigro subconspersce, punctis costalibus 

 nigris, lituris costalibus aurato-Jlavis, 2a lata elongata ; pos- 

 ti cce n igro -pit rp u rece . 



Male. Dark ochraceous. Antennae with two black bands ; 

 second band apical. Abdomen blackish. Fore wings with a few 

 black speckles; costa with black points and with some gilded yel- 

 low marks ; of these the second foims a broad oblique streak, which 

 extends to the disk and is much more conspicuous than the others ; 

 fringe yellow; under side and hind wings blackish purple. Length 

 of the body 2 — 2j lines ; of the wings 4^—o lines. 

 a, b. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley's collection. 



Genus 27. NIGILGIA. 



Fcem. Corpus robustum, glabrum, squamosum. Proboscis 

 valida. Palpi porrecti, caput non superantes, articulo 3o minimo. 

 Antennae robustae, thorace lion longiores. Pedes breves, validi. 



