﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1475 



wings cinereous, with two pale testaceous bands, the first slightly 

 undulating, llie second attenuated hindward. Length of the body 

 7 — 8 lines; of the wings 18 — 20 lines. 



a. United States. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 

 i, c. New York. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



18. POAPHILA PACALIS. 



Mas. Cana^ nigro subconspersa ; palpi oblique ascendentes ; arti- 

 cuius ^us 2i dimidio brevior ; antennce simplices ; alee anticce 

 vix acntoe^ lineis albidis, interiore subrecta vix obliqua nigri' 

 cante extus marginata^ exteriore obliqua subrecta nigro vix 

 marginata^ punctis submarginalibus et marginalibus nigris 

 bene determinatis, reniformi e punctis duohus nigris, 



Male, Hoary ; slightly and minutely speckled with black. 

 Palpi obliquely ascending ; third joint less than half the length of 

 the second. Antennae simple. Fore wings hardly acute, with 

 whitish lines ; interior line almost straight, very slightly oblique, 

 with a blackish exterior border, which is rather broader than the 

 white part; exterior line more oblique, almost straight, very 

 slightly and incompletely bordered with black ; subniarginal and 

 marginal black points very distinct ; reniform 'mark indicated by 

 two black dots placed transversely. Length of the body 5 J lines; 

 of the wings 14 lines. 



a. East Florida. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



West Indies. 



19. POAPHILA CONTACTA. 



Foem. Hufescente-fusca^ subtus albida ; pa^porum articulus Stis 

 2i Iriente non longior; abdomen cinereo-fuscum ; alee anticce 

 apice subrotundatce, macula interiore postica magna sub- 

 quadrata nigricante pallido marginata, linea exteriore tenui 

 albida valde flexuosa nigro extus marginata, linea sub- 

 marginali albida obliqua recta apud costam angulata, punctis 

 tribus costalibus albidis ; posticce ceneo-fusccB, ciliis cinereis. 



Female. Reddish brown, whitish beneath. Third joint of the 

 palpi about one-third of the length of the second. Abdomen and 

 wings beneath cinereous-brown. Fore wings with the apical angle 



