﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1655 



cinereous, with whitish ciliae. Length of the body 7 lines; of the 

 wings 16 Hues. 



This species much resembles A. hatnamelis, but is sufficiently 

 distinct. 



a. St. Martin's Falls, Albany River, Hudson's Bay. Presented 

 by Dr. Barnston. 

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ACEONYCTA? TINCTIPENNIS. 



Mas. Nigricante-cinerea ; abdomen sat pilosum ; at(e anticcB hasi 

 obscure rufescentes, vitta apud marginem exteriorem plagaque 

 exteriore strigam nigram includente pallide rufescentibus, 

 lineis transversis angulosis strigisque marginalibus nigris, 

 orbiculari magna ciaerea, reniforini ex parte rufescente et 

 albida, venis exterioribus albis, linea submarginali rufescente- 

 albida subundulata ; posticce cupreo-fuscce^ basi cinerecB^ linea 

 inlerrupta strigisque marginalibus albis, litura discali 

 obscura. 



Male, Blackish cinereous, cinereous beneath. Abdomen 

 somewhat pilose. Fore wings with the basal part mostly dark 

 reddish, with a dull pale reddish stripe along the exterior border, 

 and with a very large exterior patch of the same hue containing a 

 black subcostal streak ; transverse lines black, zigzag ; a row of 

 black marginal streaks ; orbicular mark large, cinereous ; reniform 

 partly reddish and whitish; exterior veins white ; submarginal line 

 reddish whitish, slightly undulating. Hind wings cupreous-brown, 

 cinereous towards the base ; a white interrupted line extending 

 along a vein; exterior border with short white streaks, which ex- 

 tend over the fringe ; a dark brown or blackish mark in the discal 

 areolet. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



Tasmania. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



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GenusBORYZA. 



Mas. Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi 

 bveves, pilosi, suberecti; articulus 3us conicus, 2i triente non 

 longior. Antennae simplices. Abdomen cylindricum, alas posiicas 

 non superans, segmento ultimo obliquo, fasciculo apicali minima. 



7 D 2 



