﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1729 



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 Hadena inextricans. 



Fcem. Fuscescenle-cervina ; palporum articulus 3m.9 2i triente vix 

 hrevior ; thorax fuaco conspersus ; abdomen cinereiim, siib- 

 cris latum ; alee anticoi lineis fuscis et pallidis undulatu et 

 denticiilatis, strigis nigricantibus e linea submarginali inter- 

 ruptis^ litura d'lscali nigra subquadraia antice aperta^ orbicxi- 

 lari pallida^ reniformi ex parte alba ; postica- cenece^ antice 

 cinerece. 



Female. Brownish fawn-colour, move cinereous beneath. 

 Third joint of the palpi hardly one-third of the length of the second. 

 Thorax speckled with brown. Abdomen cinereous, slightly crested. 

 Fore wino^s with the lines brown and pale, irregular, undulating and 

 denticulated ; submarginal line interrupting some blackish streaks ; 

 costa with the usual pale subapical points ; a subquadrate black 

 mark; open in front towards the orbicular, which is pale; reniform 

 partly white. Hind wings aeneous, more cinereous in front; fringe 

 paler. Length of the body 7 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



Hindostan. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Hadena caliginosa. 



Mas. Fusca ; thorax fascia antica obscuriore ; abdomen cinereo- 

 fuscum ; aim antica striga basali plagaque magna discali viri- 

 dibus, litura dincali nigra angulata^ lineis interioreet exteriore 

 nigris denticulatis, strigis nigris e linea submarginali pallida 

 interruptis ; posticce albce^fmco marginatce, 



Male. Blackish, dark cinereous beneath. Third joint of the 

 palpi hardly one-third of the length of the second. Antennae 

 simple. Abdomen dark cinereous, crested. Tarsi with whitish 

 bands. Fore wings with deep black lines ; basal and interior lines 

 much denticulated ; exterior line very undulating ; submarginal line 

 represented by some little whitish streaks, which are contiguous to 

 the black marginal streaks; space adjoining the exterior line ir- 

 regularly ferru^nnous-brown ; costa with whitish subapical points ; 

 fringe with pale streaks ; orbicular and reniform marks large, with 

 black borders, the former oblong, the latter hardly contracted. 

 Hind wings cinereous-aeneous, with a pale fringe. Length of the 

 body 8 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 



a. North China. From Mr. Fortune's collection. 



7 K 3 



