LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 685 



65. CECOPHORA TENTATELLA. 



Mas. Aurato-flava ; palpi articulo 2o fusco ; antenna setulosce ; 

 thorax purpurto-cupreus ; pedes anteriores fusci ; tibice 

 posticce late fimbriate; ala antica fasciis duabus purpureo- 

 cupreis connexis, \a antice abbreviata intus nigro maryinata ; 

 postica ceneo-fuscce. 



Male. Gilded yellow. Palpi smooth, longer than the breadth 

 of the head; second joint brown ; third setiform, much shorter than 

 the second. Antenna? minutely setulose. Thorax purplish cupreous, 

 except in front. Anterior legs mostly hrown ; hind tibiae broadly 

 fringed. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, with iwo purplish 

 cupreous bands ; first band abbreviated in front, bordered with black 

 on the inner side, connected on the interior border with the second, 

 which is marginal ; exterior border straight, slightly oblique; under 

 side and hind wings aeneous-brown ; fringe pale cinereous. Length 

 of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



66. CECOPHORA DIVISELLA. 



Mas. Purpurascens ; caput aurato-Jlavum ; antenna subselulosce ; 

 tibice posticce subpilosa ; alee anticce aurato-flava, basi, strigula 

 cos tali fasciaque lata marginali purpurascentibus ; posticce 

 cenece. 



Male. Purplish. Head, palpi and fore border of the thorax 

 gilded yellow. Palpi slender, much longer than the breadth of the 

 head; third joint setiform, shorter than the second. Antennae 

 minutely setulose. Hind tibiae slightly pilose. Wings elongate, 

 moderately broad, rounded at the tips. Fore wings gilded yellow, 

 purplish at the base, with a very small purplish streak on the costa 

 before the middle, and with a broad purplish marginal band, which 

 is slightly indented on its inner side and is partly abbreviated in 

 front by a short yellow costal line ; exterior border rather oblique. 

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

 10 lines. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Darnel's collection. 



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