108 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



almost obsolete in front ; submarginal line indicated towards the 

 costa by a few black pale-marked dots ; marginal points black ; 

 reniform mark represented by a testaceous black -marked spot. 

 Length of the body 5 — 6 lines ; of the wings 12 — 14 lines. 



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



22. Hermtnia Heliusalis. 



Mas et foem. Pallide cinereo-fusca ; palpi obscure fusci, oblique 

 ascendentes, articulo 2o subarcuato supra fasciculate ; alee an- 

 tica? fusco conspersa?, linea interiore subobsoleta, exteriore obso- 

 leta, submarginali pallida undulata fusco late marginata. 

 Mas. — Antenna? setis longiusculis. 



Male and female. Pale cinereous-brown. Abdomen, hind 

 wings and under side more cinereous. Palpi dark brown, obliquely 

 ascending ; second joint slightly curved, tufted above; third lanceo- 

 late, less than half the length of the second. Antenna? of the male 

 with rather long seta?. Fore wings of the male thickly speckled 

 with dark brown ; interior line almost obsolete; exterior line obso- 

 lete ; submarginal line pale, undulating, largely bordered with 

 brown, rather remote from the exterior border; marginal points 

 black, less distinct in the hind wings, as is also the submarginal 

 line. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 11 — 12 lines. 



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



23. Herminia Clitosalis. 



Mas. Cinereo-fusca ; palpi subarcuati, subascendentes, articulo 

 2o fimbriate, 3o vix acute ; antenna? setis longiusculis ; alee 

 conspersa, lineis interiore, exteriore et submarginali testaceis 

 obliquis subnndulatis ; antica reniformi testacea puncta dua 

 nigra includente, 



Male. Cinereous-brown. Palpi slightly curved and ascending; 

 second joint fringed above ; third rather obtuse at the tip, less than 

 half the length of the second. Antennae with rather long bristles. 

 Wings minutely speckled ; interior, exterior and submarginal lines 

 testaceous, oblique, slightly undulating, almost obsolete in the hind 

 wings ; marginal points black. Fore wings with the reniform mark 

 testaceous, containing two blackish points. Length of the body 

 4£ — 5 lines ; of the wings 10 — 12 lines. 



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

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



