LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 603 



101. HADENA LIGNIFUSCA. 



Mas. Fuscescens ; thorax fascia angulata nigra ; abdomen 'palli- 

 dum ; ales antica lituris costalibus, striga basali strigaque 

 postica nigris, lineis transversis subobsoletis, orbiculari et reni- 

 formi pallido rnarginatis, guttis paucis costalibus subapicali- 

 bus albis, linea submarginali distincta undulata albida nigro 

 marginata, venis marginalibus nigris ; postica cinereoe. 



Male. Wood-coloured brown. Thorax with an angular black 

 band. Abdomen paler than the thorax. Fore wings with black 

 marks along the costa, with a black basal streak, and with a broader 

 black streak, which, however, varies in size near the posterior angle ; 

 transverse lines very indistinct ; claviform very distinct ; orbicular 

 and reniform with paler borders, of the usual form ; two or three 

 minute white dots near the tip of the costa ; submarginal line dis- 

 tinct, undulating, whitish, with black borders ; veins black between 

 it and the border. Hind wings cinereous. Length t of the body 

 6 — 7 lines; of the wings 14 — 16 lines. 



a — c. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



Genus 23. HOEMA. 



Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi validi, porrecti, 

 caput paullo superantes ; articulus 3us minimus. Antennae cor- 

 poris dimidio vix longiores. Abdomen alas posticas paullo su- 

 perans. Pedes validi, pilosi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. 

 Alae sat angustae ; anticae apud costam rectae, apice rotundatae, mar- 

 gine exteriore mediocriter obliquo. Mas. — Antennae sat pectinatae. 



Body stout. Proboscis short. Palpi stout, pilose, porrect, ex- 

 tending a little beyond the head ; third joint extremely minute. 

 Antennae about half the length of the body. Abdomen extending 

 a little beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, pilose ; hind tibiae with 

 four long spurs. Wings rather narrow. Fore wings straight 

 in front, rounded at the tips, moderately oblique along the exterior 

 border. Male. — Antennae moderately pectinated. 



1. HORMA iEKUGINEA. 



Canescens ; thorax fusco fasciatus ; alee anticce fascia lata antice 

 dilatata maculas includente lineis duabus nigris marginata, 

 lituris costalibus lineolisque marginalibus nigris, maculis 

 albido variis ; postica alba. 



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