LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 597 



91. Hadena FAMILIARIS. 



Ferruginea ; palpi porrecti ; antenna subeiliatce, sat validce ; tho- 

 rax lituris nonnullis nigro-fuscis ; abdomen cinereo-fuscum ; 

 alee anticce subdenticulatce, lineis undulatis duplicatis nigris 

 et pallidis, linea submarginali et striya antica pallida ap- 

 proximatis, orbiculari magna indistincta, reniformi apud dis- 

 cum alba, lunulis marginalibus nigris; jposticce ceneo-fuscce, 

 ciliis pallidis. 



Ferruginous. Palpi porrect ; third joint cylindrical, about 

 one-third of the length of the second. Antennae rather stout, very 

 minutely ciliated. Thorax with some blackish brown marks. Ab- 

 domen cinereous-brown, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. 

 Fore wings with the transverse lines undulating, double, black and 

 pale ; costa with corresponding marks ; submarginal line accom- 

 panied by a pale streak in front; orbicular spot indistinct, nearly as 

 large as the reniform, which has a white disk ; a row of black 

 lunules along the exterior border, which is slightly denticulated. 

 Hind wings aeneous-brown, with pale cilia?. Length of the body 6 

 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



a. Tasmania. From Mr. A. J. Smith's collection. 



92. Hadena trijuncta. 



Cana; palpi vix ascendentes, articulo 3o rninimo ; abdomen cine- 

 reum, crislis fuscis optime determinatis ; alee anticce apud 

 medium obscuriores, lineis nigris distinctis, maculis nigro 

 marginatis, orbiculari subrotunda, linea submarginali albida 

 angulosa, strigis inarginalibus nigris, ciliis fuscis apud venas 

 albis ; posticce cupreo-fuscce, ciliis albis. 



Hoary. Palpi hardly ascending ; third joint elongate-conical, 

 hardly one-fourth of the length of the second. Abdomen cinereous ; 

 crests brown, high. Fore wings with the basal and median lines 

 black, distinct; middle space darker than the wing elsewhere; 

 spots with black borders; orbicular and reniform spots contiguous 

 to the hind spot, but not to each other ; orbicular nearly round ; 

 submargiual line whitish, angulose, accompanied by black streaks ; 

 ciliae brown, white opposite the veins. Hind win^s cupreous-brown, 

 with \Vhite ciliae. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 

 14 lines. 



a. Tasmania. Presented by J. G. Children, Esq. 



