LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1065 



long as in Pterostoma; second joint longer than the first; third 

 lanceolate. Antennae rather deeply pilose, hardly one-third of the 

 length of the body. Abdomen extending for one-fourth of its length 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs pilose, rather slender; fore legs 

 deeply ciliated ; fore tibiae tufted beneath ; hind tibiae with two 

 moderately long apical spurs. Wings moderately broad. Fore 

 wings almost straight in front, rounded at the tips, oblique and in- 

 distinctly indented along the exterior border; second inferior vein 

 contiguous to the first at the base ; third rather remote. 



1. SOREMA NUBILA. 



Mas. Cervina ; caput, thoracis latera antica et pectus albida ; 

 palpi fusci, supra albidi ,• abdomen albidum, subtus testa- 

 ceum ; pedes ex parte albido pilosi, antici supra fusco vittati ; 

 alee anticce strigis nonnullis obliquis angulosis albidis et fus- 

 cescentibus, posticce subtus canescentes fascia discali ferrugi- 

 nea undulosa. 



Fawn-colour. Head, sides of the thorax in front and pectus 

 whitish. Palpi brown, whitish above. Antennae whitish, with 

 brown plumes. Abdomen whitish, testaceous beneath. Legs partly 

 clothed with whitish hairs; fore legs striped with brown above. 

 Fore wings with some oblique zigzag whitish and brownish streaks; 

 fringe alternately white and brown, as is that of the hind wings. 

 Hind wings beneath somewhat hoary, and with a ferruginous undu- 

 lating discal band. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 15 

 lines. 



a. Sydney. From Mr. Lambert's collection. 



2. SOREMA CONTRACTA. 



Mas. Cervina ; abdomen albido -testaceum ; pedes antici ex parte 

 albido pilosi ; alee posticce testacece, subtus albidiores. 



Male. Fawn-colour. Antennae whitish, with fawn-coloured 

 branches, about half the length of the body. Abdomen whitish 

 testaceous. Fore legs partly clothed with whitish hairs. Hind 

 wings testaceous, more whitish beneath. Length of the body 7 

 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



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