﻿LEPIDOPTEBA HETEROCERA. 1293 



black along the exterior side, occasionally iridescent and containing 

 a white streak. Hiud wings with the submarginal band iiregularly 

 and incompletely bordered with black, and distinguished also by 

 some white points ; under side with two dark bands, which are very 

 indistinct, but distinguished near the interior border by two black 

 spots, which are edged with black on the hind side. Length of the 

 body 9 — 10 lines ; of the wings 24 — 26 lines. 



a, b. Silhet. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



c — e. Silhet. From the Rev. J. Stainforth's collection. 



/. Silhet. From Mr. Sowerby's collection. 



2. Speiredonia Zamis, 



Ferruginea ; alee fascia lata exteriore cervina ; anticce lineis in- 

 terioribus nonnullis transversis, orbiculari annulari lineisque 

 duabus submarginalibus fuscis, litura discali cyanea^ plaga 

 costali exteriore trigona ferruginea fusco marginata ; posticce 

 lineis duabus interioribus denticulatis fasciisque duabus 

 exterioribus fuscis. 



Phalaena-Noctua Zamis, Stoll, Cram. Pap, Exot, v. 162, pi. 36, f. 11. 

 Spiredonia Zamis, Guen» Noct. iii. 171, 1561. 



Tranquebar. 



Var, P Brown, rather paler beneath. Third joint of the palpi 

 shorter than in the preceding species. Abdomen iridescent on each 

 side. Wings with the bands as in the description of S. Feducia, 

 irregularly paler along the exterior border, and especially so hind- 

 ward in the fore wings. Fore wings with the orbicular forming a 

 small dark brown spot ; ocellus much like that of S. Feducia^ but 

 less distinct. Hind wings like those of the above species, but 

 without the white points. Length of the body 10 lines ; of the 

 wings 26 lines. 



Guenee describes the third joint of the palpi as being longer 

 than that of S. Feducia, 



a. Silhet. From the Rev. J. Stainforth's collection. 



