104 CATALOGUE OF 



Herminia cruralis, Guen. Dett.et PyraL 58, 65. 



a — o. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



15. Herminia Jacchusalis. 



Fcem. Pallidissime testaceo-cinerea, pulverulenta ; alee anticce 

 lineis tribus obscurioribus, interiore sat Jlexa, exteriore sub- 

 denticulata antice arcuata, submarginali recta antice distincta ; 

 posticce linea submarginali bene determinata. 



Female. Pulverulent, very pale cinereous, with a very slight 

 testaceous tinge. Palpi like those of the preceding species. Fore 

 wings with the three lines darker; interior line more beat than that 

 of the preceding species ; exterior line with slight denticulations at 

 intervals along its whole length, much curved outward opposite the 

 reniform mark ; submarginal line straight, not less distinct towards 

 the costa than elsewhere, much more distinct hindward on the hind 

 wings than that of the preceding species. Length of the body 

 \\ — 5 lines; of the wings il — 12 lines. 



a, 6. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 

 c,d. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Kedman's collection. 

 e. ? 



16. Herminia Protumnusalis. 



Foem. Pallide cervina, subtus pallide cinerea fusco conspersa ; 

 palpi subarcuati ascendentes ; articulus 3us 2i dimidio non 

 longior ; alee anticce sat angustce, lineis interiore et exteriore 

 fuscescentibus indistinctis incompletis, exteriore antice angu- 

 lata, linea submarginali albida obliqua subrecta, reniformi 

 fusca parva. 



Female. Pale fawn-colour, pale cinereous and minutely brown- 

 speckled beneath. Palpi slightly curved, ascending over the ver- 

 tex, but not beyond ; third joint about half the length of the 

 second. Fore wings rather narrow; interior and exterior lines 

 brownish, indistinct and incomplete ; exterior line forming an acute 

 angle opposite the reniform mark, which is brown and small ; sub- 

 marginal line whitish, oblique, nearly straight, apparent also on the 

 hind wings ; marginal lunules blackish. Length of the body 

 4 lines; of the wings 11 lines. 



a. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



