﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1685 



consperscE, lineis nigris undulatis^ strigis suhmarginuJibns 

 nigris. orbiculari ohionga obliqua et renifnrmi ampla subcoh- 

 tracta pa/lido marginatis^ punctis paucis cosfalibus pallidis^ 

 linea marginali cinerea ; posticce cupreo - fuscce, ciliis 

 albidis, 



Male. Brown, cinereous with a testaceous tin^e beneath. 

 Head and fore part of the thorax somewhat fawn-colour. Abdomen 

 blackish cinereous, paler towards the base. Fore winces speckled 

 with black, and having the usual black undulatiiif^: lines ; a row of 

 submarginal black streaks between the veins ; orbicular mark oblong, 

 oblique, with a pale border ; reniform mark ample, slightly con- 

 tracted in the middle, with a pale border ; a few pale costal sub- 

 apical points; marginal festoon cinereous. Hind wings cupreous- 

 brown, cinereous towards the base ; fringe whitish ; under side with 

 a discal blackish dot. Length of the body di lines ; of the wings 

 16 lines. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Mamestra dentistrigata. 



Mas. Nigra., fuacescente-cinereo conspersa ; caput et thorax aritirvs 

 fuscescente-cinerea, nigro fasciata ; abdomen nigricante- 

 cinereum., s ub crista turn ; pedes nigro fasciati ; alee anlicce 

 lineis undulatis atris indistinctis testaceo ex parte marginatis, 

 strigis snbmarginalibus atris testaceo punctatis, reniformi 

 magna testaceo marginata lituram albarn denticulatam inclu- 

 dente ; posticce cinerece, margine lato fusco, fimbria albida. 



Male. Black, speckled with brownish cinereous, cinereous 

 beneath. Head and fore part of the thorax brownish cinereous, 

 with black bands. Abdomen blackish cinereous, slighily crested, 

 cinereous at the base. Legs with black bands. Fore wings with 

 deep black indistinct undulating lines, which are partly bordered 

 with testaceous; a row of deep black submarginal streaks, each with 

 a testaceous point; reniform mark large, with a testaceous border, 

 including a denticulated white mark. Hind wings cinere(»us-vvhite, 

 with broad brown borders ; fringe whitish. Length of the body 

 5 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Frv's collection. 



