﻿LEPirOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1453 



the exterior border; the markings indicating an incomplete 

 triangle. 



The above characters differ slightly from those of the type 

 species described by Guenee. 



1. Heteropygas oppilata. 



Mas. Cinerea; alcB anticcB subviolacecp^ striga discali nigro-fusccL 

 anyulata extus attenuata et falcata flavo marginata, linea sub- 

 marginali areuata intus diffuse nigro-fusca extus rufescente 

 marginata, orhiculari e puncto nigro ; posticce nigro-fuscce, 



Heteropygas oppilata, Guen, Noct, iii. 285, 1731. 



West Indies. Monte Video. 



2. Heteropyga hamifera. 



Mas. Cinerea, suhtus cervino tincta ; abdomen fuscescens ; alee 

 anticce plaga discali subtrigona nigro-fusca albido marginata 

 antice incisa lineamque albidam undulatam emittente apice 

 hamata, fascia submarginali nigricante intus diffusa, spatio 

 marginali fuscescente-cinereo^ linea marginali nigricante 

 undulata, punctis albis costalibus subapicalibus ; posticcB 

 fuscescenies, 



Male. Cinereous, with a somewhat slight and dull fawn- 

 coloured tinge beneath. Abdomen with a brownish tinge. Fore 

 wings with a blackish brown nearly triangular discal patch, which 

 has a whitish border on the two hinder sides and a white border 

 in front, where it is notched, has a black dot near it, emits a 

 whitish undulating line, and is acutely hooked at its exterior angle ; 

 a submarginal blackish band, which is diffuse on the interior side, 

 and is bordered exteriorly by a brownish-cinereous marginal space ; 

 a blackish undulating marginal line ; some white costal subapical 

 points. Hind wings brownish. Length of the body 6 lines; of the 

 body 16 lines. 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Genus 3. PELAMIA. 



Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi breves, sat 

 graciles, oblique ascendentes ; articulus 3us brevissimus, trigonus, 

 pilosus. Antennae sal longae. Abdomen laeve, cylindricum, alas 



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