LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 631 



near the exterior border, with a distinct ferruginous brown streak 

 near the interior augle, and with ferruginous marks along theeosta ; 

 cilia? ferruginous. Hind wings brownish. Lengsh of the body 

 7 — 8 lines ; of the wings 16 — 18 lines. 



a, b. New Zealand. Presented by the Kev. W. Colonso. 



20. Xyltna ltgnisecta. 



Foem. Cinerea, ferrugineo sujf'usa ; alee antica? lineis transversis 

 albidis indistinctis undulatis, claviformi, orbiculari et reni- 

 formi magnis nigro ex parte marginatis, orbiculari oblonga et 

 reniformi e striga nigra connexis, striga nigra strigulaque 

 nigra albo marginata apud angulum interiorem, lituris sub- 

 marginalibus nigris ; posticce ceneo-fuscce, basi cinerea, ciliis 

 albido marginatis. 



Female, Cinereous, with a ferruginous tinge. Fore wings 

 with the transverse lines whitish, indistinct and undulating ; clavi- 

 form, orbicular and reniform spots large, partly bordered with 

 black; orbicular oblong, connected by a black streak with the reni- 

 form ; a black streak near the interior angle, traversed obliquely by 

 a small black whitish-bordered streak ; a row of submargioal black 

 marks. Hind wings aeneous-brown, cinereous towards the base ; 

 cilia? with whitish borders. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the 

 wings 18 lines. 



a. New Zealand . 



21. XVLINA SPURCATA. 



Foem. Pallide cinerea ; thorax antice nigro fasciatus ; alee an- 

 ticce pallide testacea?, ex parte nigro conspersa?, linea interrupta 

 nigra, plaga cervina strigam obscure fuscam usque ad margi- 

 nem emittente, strigis marginalibus nigris cervino marginatis, 

 orbiculari subrotunda sat magna ; posticce cinerea?. 



Female. Pale cinereous. Thorax with a black band in front. 

 Fore wings pale testaceous, partly and very slightly speckled with 

 black, with an interrupted black line, which is enclosed in an irre- 

 gular fawn-coloured patch, the latter communicating by a dark 

 .brown streak with the exterior border ; a row of black marginal 

 streaks with fawn-coloured borders ; orbicular and reniform spots 

 partly enclosed in the patch, the former rather large and nearly 

 round. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the 

 wings 14 lines. 



a, b. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 



