﻿LEPIDOPTEKA HETEROCERA. 1271 



19. Letis Scops. 



Nigricante-fxisca autferrngineo-fusca; pilis nonnullis flavis ; alcB 

 ajmd discos cinereo wdistincie subvitrecp, fasciis pluriwis 

 undulatis aut angulosis obscurioribus et pallidioribus, Innulis 

 submarginalibus distinclis ; anticce orbiculari et reniformi 

 optime determinatis, hac lata J)-formi, ilia ovata, 



Letis Scops, Guen. iVoc^/iii. 155, 1544. 

 Monte Video. 



a. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



b, Brazil ? From Mr. CLildren's collection. 



20. Letts jmplens. 



Fcem. Obscure ochracea, subtus cinerea; palpi nigricantes ; alee 

 anticce extus et apud costam purpurascente-fuscce^ fascia latis- 

 sima iestacea, fascia submarginali late interriipta lunulisque 

 submarginalibus distinciissimis nigris, orbiculari et reniformi 

 nigro marginatis, hac D-subformi^ ilia ovata ; posticce intus 

 nigricantes^ lineis undulatis fasciaque integra submarginali 

 nigris. 



Female. Dark ochraceous, cinereous beneath. Palpi blackish. 

 Fore wings purplish brown alono^ the costa and about the exterior 

 border, with a very broad middle testaceous band, in which the 

 usual undulatinj^ lines are indistinct ; submarginal band black, 

 widely interrupted ; submarginal lunules black and very distinct ; 

 discal spots bordered with black; orbicular oval •, reniform nearly 

 D-shaped, the outer side .slightly excavated. Hind wings blackish 

 towards the base, with black undulating lines, and with a complete 

 black submarginal band. Length of the body 12 lines; of the 

 wings 40 lines. 



This species may be distinguished by the markings from 

 L. Ngcteis, to which it has some resemblance. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



