﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 12G1 



2. Sypna subsignata. 



Fcem. Obscure fusca ; alee sat denticulatcB^ lineis transversis nigri- 

 cantibus non bene determinaiis, fascia media extus cervino 

 submarginata^ spatio exteriore subcervino lineam angulosam. 

 nigricantem includente, fascia submarginati indistincta, lunu- 

 lis submarginalibus obsoletis^ fascia subtus maculari alba ; 

 posticcp macula orbiculari obsoleta, reniformi magna nigro 

 marginata. 



Female. Dark brown, somewhat paler beneath. Wings rather 

 deeply denticulated, with the transverse lines blackish, not very 

 distinct; the middle band slightly bordered with fawn-colour on the 

 exterior side ; the space beyond it slightly fawn-noloured and 

 traversed by a zigzag blackish line ; submarginal band indistinct, 

 except towards the costa of the fore wings, where it is indicated by 

 two irregular blackish spots ; submarginal lunules obsolete ; under 

 side with white attenuated submaro:inal lunules, and with a band of 

 white spots, which are largest and most numerous in the fore wings. 

 Fore wings with the orbicular spot obsolete ; the reniform large, 

 irregular, bordered with black. Length of the body 13 lines ; 

 of the wings 40 lines. 



Singapore. In Mr. Wallace's collection. 



3. SvP^iA ALBILINEA. 



Mas. Cinereofusca , palporum articulus Sus sat validus ; aUe 

 anticcB lineis nonnullis undulatis transversis interioribus 

 pitrpureo-albis, fascia nigro-fusca, macula costali nigra, fascia 

 submarginali e linea incompleta angulosa maculaque elongata 

 subapicali nigris, lineola antica vitrea^ lunulis submarginali- 

 bus nigris indistinctis albo notatis, orbiculari et reniformi 

 subobsoletis, gutla basali alba ; posticce subpallidiores, lineis 

 paucioribus minus distinctis, fascia submarginali antice obso- 

 leia, maculis tribus apicalibus testaceis. 



Male, Cinereous-brown, paler beneath. Third joint of the 

 palpi more stout and pilose than that of the preceding species. 

 Fore wings with some undulating purplish white transverse lines on 

 the basal half ; a blackish brown band before the middle ; a 

 black spot on the costa beyond the band, and an elongated irreij:ular 

 subapical black spot, which forms the end of the submarginal band, 

 the rest of the latter being indicated by an incomplete zigzag black 



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