﻿1060 CATALOGUE OF 



LeUCANIA C0NF13NDENS. 



Fcem. Cinereo'Cervina, sublux testacea ; abdomen testaceum ; aim 

 anticce puncto discali albo, punctis nonnulUs costalibus sub- 

 apicalibus aibidis^ ' fascia submarginali cervlna; posticce 

 testacece, basi albidce. 



Female. Cinereous fawn-C(3lour, testaceous beneath. Abdo- 

 men testaceous. Palpi ascending a little above the head ; third 

 joint a little more than one-third of the length of the second. Fore 

 wings with a few brown speckles hindward near the base ; a white 

 discal point, and three or ibur whitish costal points near the tip ; a 

 fawn-coloured band near the ext(3rior border, with which it is slightly 

 oblique. Hind wings testaceous, whitish towards the base. Length 

 of the body 5| lines; of the wings 13 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Page 103. 

 Leucania tincta. 



Mas. Albido-testacea ; alee antic fs subpurpurascente pallidissimo 

 iinctcE^ linea discali straminea cervino marginata, puncto 

 discali nigro, lineolis dualus exterioribus fuscis^ striga obligua 

 subapicali straminea^ linea marginali albida intus nigra 

 marginata^ fimbria interhneata ; posticce cinereo^al bee, fimbria 

 alba. 



Male. Whitish testaceous. Abdomen testaceous. Fore 

 wings with a slight lilac tinge, which is most apparent about the 

 exterior border; a pale straw-coloured discal line, which adjoins a 

 black point, has a fawn-coloured border on each side, and is accom- 

 panied exteriorly with two little brown lines ; an oblique straw- 

 coloured streak extends from the tip of the wing nearly to the above 

 line ; a whitish marginal line bordered with black on the inner side ; 

 fringe interlined. Hind wings cinereous-white, with a white fringe. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius' collection. 



