﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1751 



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Heliothis? apameoides. 



Mas. Cinereo-ferruginea ; abdomen subcinereum ; alee subtus 

 fascia discali fusca ; anticce lineis fuscis denticidalis indis^ 

 tinctis, linea submargimili pallida^ punctis marginalibus 

 fuscis^ orbiculari magna anniUiformi^ reniformi nigricante 

 cinerea fusco marginata extus subexcavata ; poslicce fusees- 

 cente-cinerece, fimbria alba. 



Male. Ciuereous-ferriiginous, paler beneath, where the four 

 wings have a brown discal band, and the hind wings have a brown 

 discal dot. Abdomen nearly cinereous. Fore wings with the lines 

 brown, denticulated, indistinct ; siibmarginal line pale, with brown 

 denticulations ; marginal points brown ; orbicular mark forming a 

 large brown ringlet ; reniform blackish cinereous, with a brown 

 border, slightly excavated on the outer side. Hind wings brownish 

 cinereous; fringe white. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 

 14 lines. 



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I Ariola dilectissima. 



Mas. LcBte ferrugineo-rufa cupreo purpureoque nitens, subtus 

 nigra; caput supra fiavum ; abdomen nigrum, fascia basali 

 alba^ fasciculo apicali flavescente-albo, segmf.niis argenteo mar" 

 ginatis ; ales anticce maculis plurimis Icete flavis, coitu 

 clialybeO'Cyanea ; posticce ceneo-nigrce, striga apud margituin 

 interiorem inter rupta pallide flava. 



Male, Bright ferruginous-red, with cupreous and purple 

 reflections, black beneath. Head above bright pale yellow. Third 

 ijoint of the palpi very short. Antennaj stout. Abdomen black, 

 Iwith a white band at the base, and with a yellowish white apical 

 tuft; hind borders of the segments silvery. Fore wings with bright 

 yellow spots of various size along the borders, and with three in the 

 disk ; costa chalybeous-biue, except towards the base ; fringe black, 

 where it is not occupied by the yellow spots. Hind wings aeneous- 

 jblack, with an interrupted pale yellow streak along the exterior 

 border. Length of the body 4^ lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



a. Sarawak, Borneo. From Mr. Wallace's collection. 



7 M 2 



