LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 831 



discal areolet, and along the exterior border and by the interior 

 border ; third inferior vein of the fore wings nearly twice further 

 from the fourth than from the second. Female. — Abdomen with two 

 black dots on each side beneath at two-thirds of the length. Length 

 of the body 7* — 8 lines; of the wings 18 — 20 lines. 



a — c. South Africa. Presented by Dr. A. Smith. 

 d, e. Port Natal. From Dr. Krauss' collection. 

 /. South Africa. From M. Becker's collection. 

 g. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



South America. 



3. Leu com a ? Nivea. 



Alba ; alee posticce maculis tribus posticis fulvis. 



Phalaena-Bombyx Nivea, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. 65, pi. 321, f. B. 

 Laria Candida, H'ubn. Verz. Schmett. (PJialcence Verce Leucomce 

 Alba), 159, 1657. 



White. Hind wings with three tawny spots extending in a line 

 along the exterior border from the interior angle. 



Surinam. 



Asia. 



4. Leucoma latieascia. 



Foem. Alba; antennee ramis testaceis; abdomen fuscum, basi 

 album, apice lateum. 



Fern. White. Antennas with testaceous branches. Abdomen 

 brown, white at the base, luteous at the tip. Length of the body 

 6 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Nepaul. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 



Genus 40. EUPEOCTIS. 



Mas et fcem. Corpus sat validum, valde pilosum. Palpi 

 breves, decumbentes, pilosi, caput non superantes ; articulus 2us lo 

 multo longior ; 3us parvus, coniens. Abdomen alas posticas non 

 superans. Pedes sat graciles, pilis longissimis hirti ; tibiae posticas 

 calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae lata?. Mas. — Antennae late pecti- 

 natae. Abdomen apice fasciculatum. Fcem. — Antennae mediocriter 

 pectinatae. Abdomen apice dense lanuginosum. 



Phalaena-Bombyx, p., Linn. ; Gmel. 



Bombyx, p., Fabr.; Borhh.; Esp.; Donov. ; Hiibn. ; Haw.; 

 God. 



