LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 709 



spots with black borders, the former almost round, about one-fourth 

 of the size of the latter. Hind wings pale cinereous, with brownish 

 borders. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a Turkey. Presented by W. K. Loftus, Esq. 



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ACRONVCTA CIRCULIFERA. 



Foem. Alba; thorax nigro bif as ciatus ; tarsi nigro fasciati ; ala 

 antica fusco subconspersce, fascia interiore incompleta fusca, 

 lineis tribus nigris, la 2aque connexis, lunulis marginalibus 

 valde elongatis, orbiculari et reniformi fusco submarginatis, 

 orbiculari subrotunda pupillata, reniformi extus valde exca- 

 vata ; posticce cinerece, lunulis marginalibus fuscis, ciliis 

 albfs. 



Female. White. Thorax with two black bands in front. 

 Tarsi with black bands. Fore wings slightly speckled with brown, 

 with an incomplete brown band near the base, and with three irre- 

 gular black lines ; first and second lines joined together by a black 

 streak behind the orbicular spot ; marginal lunules black, much 

 elongated ; orbicular and reniform spots incompletely bordered with 

 brown or black ; orbicular with a black discal dot, nearly round, 

 hardly half the size of the reniform, which is much excavated on its 

 outer side. Hind wings cinereous ; marginal lunules brown, elon- 

 gated ; ciliae white. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 18 

 lines. 



a. East Florida. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



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AcRONYCTA MONSTRATA. 



Cinerea ; alee antica nigricante fuscce, lituris tribus costalibus 

 fasciisque latis canis, orbiculari et reniformi canis, orbiculari 

 subrotunda, strigis marginalibus nigris ; posticce cinerea, mar- 

 gine lato fuscescente, ciliis albidis. 



Cinereous. Fore wings blackish brown, with three hoary 

 marks along the costa, and with broad irregular hoary bands; dis- 

 cal spots mostly hoary ; orbicular almost round, about half the size 

 of the reniform ; marginal streaks black, ending in lunules. Hind 



3p 



