﻿LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1793 



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COSMOPHILA PUNCTIFERA. 



Fcem. Ferruginea ; thorax nigra conspersus; abdomen cinereum ; 

 alcB anticce nigra transverse conspei'sce, lineis duabus transversis 

 albidis, ^a valde abbreviata, 2a apud medium dislacata, reni- 

 formi angusta punctum nigrum includente ; posticce cinerece. 



Female, Ferruginous, tnostly cinereous beneath. Third joint 

 of the palpi slender, lanceolate, somewhat shorter than the second. 

 Thorax speckled with black. Abdomen cinereous. Fore wings 

 with transverse blackish speckles ; two whitish lines with dark bor- 

 ders ; the first interior, much abbreviated at each end ; the second 

 dislocated in the middle ; reniform mark narrow, with a dark border 

 and containing a black point; exterior border very slightly exca- 

 vated on each side of the middle angle. Hind wings cinereous. 

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



Kio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



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Thalatta aurigutta. 



Foem. Cervina ; tharax nigra conspersus, postice cinerascens ; 

 abdomen pallide cinereum ; alee anticce subvelutince^ nigra ex 

 parte subconspersce, lineis duabus albis postice appraximatis, 

 la recta, 2a arcuata et angulata, yuttis quatuor submarginali- 

 bus nigris, macula discali transversa aurata ; posticce pallide 

 cinerece, margine latissima fusco. 



Female. Fawn-colour, pale cinereous beneath. Thorax 

 speckled with black, pale cinereous hindward. Abdomen pale ci- 

 nereous. Fore wings somewhat velvety, partly and slightly speckled 

 with black, vvith two white lines which converge hindward ; first line 

 straight; second curved and angular; four black dots between its 

 angle and the corresponding angle of the exterior border ; discal 

 spot transverse, elongate-elliptical, brightly gilded ; under side 

 blackish, with a whitish discal spot. Hind wings pale cinereous, 

 with a very broad brown border. Length of the body 6^ lines ; of 

 the wings 17 lines. 



Singapore. In Mr. Wallace's collection. 



