﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEBOCERA. 1569 



diffuse testaceous streak in the disk. Length of the hody 8 lines ; 

 of the wings 21 lines. 



Amazon Kegion, In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



16. Thermesia tripunctifera. 



Fcem. Cinerea ; palpi rufescente-ferruginei, intus testacei ; arti- 

 cuius Stcs albidus, 2i triente lonyior ; thorax ferrugineo fas- 

 ciatus; alee cinereo-ferruginece^ subtus fuscescentes, linea recta 

 obliqua rufescente-fusca, intus subpurpureo marginata apud 

 costam fusca, linea exteriore ferruginea, linea marginali 

 testacea intus fusco marginata, fimbria angusta ; anticce vix 

 subfalcatee, costa rufa, linea interiore rufescente-fusca intus 

 purpurascente marginata apud costam angulata, striga fusca 

 costali subapicali arcuata, orbicular i alba punctiformi fusco 

 marginata, reniformi maxima postice angusta et nigro 

 tr {punctata, fusco et ex parte purpureo marginata; posticce 

 punctis tribus ferrugineis testaceo notatis. 



Female. Cinereous. Palpi reddish ferruginous, testaceous on 

 the inner side; third joint whitish, more than one-third of the 

 length of the second. Thorax with a ferruginous band. Wings 

 ferruginous, with a cinereous tinge, brownish beneath ; a straight 

 reddish brown line bordered with pale purple on the inner side and 

 with a ferruginous line on the outer side, extending from the 

 middle of the interior border of the hind wings to the tips of the 

 fore wings, near which it is brown and simple ; marginal line 

 testaceous, bordered with brown on the inner side ; fringe rather 

 narrow. Fore wings almost subfalcate, with the interior line like 

 the common line in colour, angular towards the costa, which is red ; 

 a brown curved streak extending from near the tip of the costa to 

 the common line ; orbicular mark white, punctiform, bordered with 

 brown ; reniform very large, narrower hindward, where it contains 

 three black points, with a slight brown border, which is partly lined 

 with purple on the inner side. Hind wings with three ferruginous- 

 testaceous marked points placed longitudinally in the disk hind- 

 ward. Length of the body 8 lines; of the wings 20 lines. 



Paia. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



6u 



