﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1221 



border slightly convex, the latter with a pale marginal line ; tips 

 rounded. Hind wings luteous, brownish at the base, with a broad 

 black border, which is abbreviated towards the interior angle, and 

 with a broad somewhat serpentine black band, which is abbreviated 

 in front, and extends to the interior border. Length of the body 12 

 lines ; of the wings 34 lines. 



a. West Coast of America. Presented by Capt. Kellett and 

 Lieut. Wood. 



8. Ophideres apta. 



Fusca ; abdomen luteum ; alee anticce sericece, nitentes, lineis plu" 

 rimis transversis incompletis pallidis, vitta discali arcuata fas- 

 ciaque suhnarginali pallidis, vitta ohliqua discali alhida^ 

 reniformi niyro-fusca albido divisa postice dilatata ; posiicce 

 lutecB^ macula discali strigas duas emittente margineque nigris. 



Brown. Abdomen luteous. Fore wings silky, shining, with 

 very numerous transverse irregular pale lines, with a curved pale 

 discal stripe, and a pale submarginal band ; an abbreviated whitish 

 stripe proceeding obliquely from the discal stripe, and near the re- 

 niform spot, which is blackish brown, divided by a whitish streak, 

 and much narrower in front than hindward. Hind wings luteous, 

 with a black discal spot and a black border, and with white margi- 

 nal spots; discal spot larger than that of O. Fullonica, and nearer 

 the border, to which it emits two black streaks. Length of the 

 body 16 lines ; of the wings 40 lines. 



a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Africa. 



A. Alae posticae maculatas. - - « - materna, Linn, 



B. Alae posticae fascialae. 



A. Alae posticae guttis marginalibus albis. - Fullonica, Linn, 



B. Alae posiicse guttis marginalibus luteis. - Cajeta, Cram, 



C. Alae posticae non iasciatae nee maculatae. - princeps, Boisd, 



9. Ophideres materna. 



Pallide viridescente-cinerea ; abdomen luteum ; alee anticce plagis 

 duabus basalibus obscurioHbus, linea discali lunulaque sub- 

 apicali albidis, fascia obliqua exteriore obscura ; posticae 

 lutece, macula discali margineque nigris^ guttis marginalibus, 

 Foem. — AlcB anticce vitta obliqua alba. 



