LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1023 



Pedes sat graciles ; tibiae posticas calcavibus quatuor longiusculis. 

 Ala? mediocriiev latae ; anticae apud costam rectae, apice rotundatae, 

 inargine exteriore obliquo vix denticulate Mas. — Antennae sat 

 late pectinatae, apices versus simplices. Abdomen alas posticas 

 superans. Tibiae anticae lobatae. Fcem. — Antennae simplices, gra- 

 ciles. Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. 



Heterocampa, Doubleday, Entomologist, 65. 



Body stout. Proboscis short, feeble. Palpi of moderate length, 

 obliquely ascending ; second joint very much longer than the first ; 

 third very minute. Legs rather slender ; hind tibiae with four 

 rather long spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings with 

 three inferior veins ; second about thrice further from the third than 

 from the first. Male. — Antennae rather deeply pectinated to about 

 two-thirds of the length. Abdomen extending for one-third of its 

 length beyond the hind wings. Fore tibiae dilated. Female. — 

 Antennae simple, slender. Abdomen extending for nearly one- 

 fourth of its length beyond the hind wings. 



1. Heterocampa Astarte. 



Alee anticcB viridi-cinerece, strigis transversis lunulaque centrali 

 ferrugineis ; macula apicem lunata alba. 



Heterocampa Astarte, Doubleday, Entomologist, 57, pi. f. 1, 2 ; larva 

 et pupa. 



a. St. John's Bluff, East Florida. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



2. Heterocampa umbkata. 



Mas. Ferruginea ; thorax antice nigro fasciatus ; alee anticce. 

 lineis nonnullis indeterminatis transversis subobliquis nigri- 

 cantibus ; posticce cana fascia marginegue cinerascentibiis. 



Male. Ferruginous. Thorax with a black band in front. 

 ; Fore wings with several indistinct transverse slightly oblique undu- 

 lating blackish lines. Hind wings hoary, grayish along the border, 

 and with a slight discal curved grayish band. Length of the body 

 9 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. St. John's Bluff. East Florida. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



3. Heterocampa vaeia. 



Fcem. Cinerea ; thorax nigro varius ; alee anticce maculis costa- 

 libus et discalibus albidis fasciisque quinque geminis undulosis 

 nigris ; posticce pallide cinerece,fusco late rnarginatce. 



