﻿1686 CATALOGUE OF 



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Mamestra basinotata. 



Foem. Cinereo-fusca^ suhtus albida ; -palpi albidi, nigra nolati ; 

 thorax antice nigro fasciatus ; abdomen pallide cinereum ; alee 

 anticcB lineis transversis nigris et testaceis denticulatis^ plaga 

 postica basali testacea,orbiculari subfusiformi albido nigroqiie 

 margifiata, reniformi lata testaceo nigroque marginata, strigis 

 submarginalibus nigris ; posticce cinereo-albidcB, margine lata 

 fuscescente, plaga subtus apicali obscure fusca. 



Female, Cinereous-brown, whitish beneath. Palpi whitish, 

 marked with black. Thorax with a blackish band in front. Abdo- 

 men pale cinereous. Fore wings with the transverse lines black and 

 dull testaceous, mostly much denticulated ; a pale testaceous patch 

 by the base of the interior border; orbicular mark subfusiform, 

 longitudinal, with a whitish and black border; reniform broad, not 

 contracted in the middle, with a testaceous and black border ; a row 

 of submarginal black streaks between the veins. Hind wings 

 cinereous whitish, with broad pale brownish borders ; under side 

 with a dark brown apical patch. Length of the body 7 lines ; of 

 the wings 16 lines. 



This species has some resemblance to the Xylinidce. 



a. Moretun Bay. From Mr. Diggles' colleclion. 



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CONDICA PALPALIS. 



h. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



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x\PAMEA INTERMITTENS. 



Foem. Fvsca, cinereo conspersa; abdomen cinereum ; alee anticce 

 lineis nigricantibus valde diffusis, strigis submarginalibus 

 nigricantibus, punctis submarginalibus marginalibus et cos- 

 talibus albidis^ orbiculari obliqua subovata disco nigricante, 

 reniformi slrigam obliquam niveam includente ; posticce 

 cinereo-fuscce, fimbria albida. 



Female. Brown, speckled with cinereous ; under side mostly 

 cinereous. Abdomen cinereous. Fore wings with the lines blackish, 



