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PrODENIA STRIGIFERA. 



AlbidO'cinerea ; thorax fasciis subcervinis ; ala anticcB cervino ex 

 parte marginatce^spatio exteriore etapud marginem interiorem 

 nigro subconspersce, vitta lata discali exteriore nigro-fusca, 

 puncto postico nigricante ; posticce albce, iridescentes, semihya- 

 lincB. 



Male. Whitish cinereous. Thorax with slightly fawn- 

 coloured bands. Fore wings slightly and partly tinged with fawn- 

 colour, slightly speckled with black on the exterior part and along 

 the interior border, with a broad blackish brown stripe extending 

 from a little in front of the middle to the exterior border ; a blackish 

 point on the interior border near the base. Hind wings white, 

 iridescent, semihyaline. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 

 14 lines. 



a. E^SL. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Prodenia cosmioides. 



Mas. Testacea ; caput et thorax sublutescentia ; thorax pilis 

 lateralibus cervinis ; alee anticce sordide luiecE^ fascia interiore 

 informi nigro- fusca strigaque basali connexis, plaga trigona 

 costali cervina^ fascia lata submarginali fusees cente-cinerea^ 

 linea marginali fusca ; posticce albce, iridescentes, semihya- 

 lince. 



Male, Testaceous. Head and thorax with a slight luteous 

 tinge, the latter with some fawn-coloured hairs on each side. Fore 

 wings dingy luteous, with an irregular blackish brown band near 

 the base, with which it is connected by a blackish brown streak ; a 

 triangular fawn-coloured patrh on the middle of the costa, and a 

 broad brownish cinereous submarginal band; a marginal brown 

 line; fringe partly brown. Hind wings white, iridescent, semihya- . 

 line, with a slight testaceous marginal tinge. Length of the body 

 7i lines; of the wings 17 lines. 



Para. In Mr. Smith's collection. 



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