LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCEBA. 1311 



the length, undulating on its outer side, with a pale border on its 

 inner side, diffuse towards the tips, which are mostly blackish ; un- 

 der side testaceous, with a reddish brown band, which is interrupted 

 in the middle and diffuse towards the tip. Hind wings with a pur- 

 plish tinge along the interior border, reddish along the exterior bor- 

 der, with an intermediate slightly undulating blackish band ; a 

 yellow nearly round discal spot, indistinctly bordered with brown ; 

 under side purplish, luteous and reddish for one-third of the length 

 from the exterior border ; an oblique black band adjoining the 

 above hue, and dividing it from the discal spot, which is yellow, 

 with a black dot in its disk. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the 

 wings 19 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



38. Hyperchiria approximans. 



Murina; abdomen ferrugineum ; alee anticce macula obliqua elan- 

 gata discali fasciaque exteriore strigaque subapicali obscurior:- 

 bus. Mas. — Abdominis discus supra fuscus. Fcem.— Aim 

 posticce fasciis duabus obscurioribus. 



Mouse-colour. Abdomen ferruginous. Fore wings darker to- 

 wards the base, with a darker rather large oblique elongated discal 

 jSpot, and with a darker oblique rather broad discal band beyond the 

 spot; this band is undulating on the hinder part of the outer 

 border, and there is a short darker band on the fore part of the ex- 

 terior border. Male. — Disk of the abdomen brown above. Hind 

 wings like the fore wings, but not darker towards the base. Female. 

 — Hind wings with two slender darker bands, the space between 

 them corresponding to the band of the fore wings. Length of the 

 body 6 — 8 lines ; of the wings 18 — 24 lines. 



Var. (3. Fore wings with three small discal spots instead of one 

 large one ; band much darker along its inner side than elsewhere, 

 jand with a ferruginous tinge adjoining the dark part. 



Var. y. like var. /3. Antennae testaceous. Abdomen reddish 

 ferruginous. Wings with a slight purplish tinge. Fore wings with 

 !a testaceous tinge instead of the ferruginous one on the band. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



39. Hyperchiria subcana, 



Fcem. Cinereo-cana ; palpi basi testacei ; antenna testacece ; alee 

 anticce basi fasciisque duabus fusees centibus, macula discali 

 obscure f us ca ; posticce fusco bifasciatce. 



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