LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 727 



Male. Fawn-colour. Abdomen cinereous. Fore wings rather 

 short and broad, with the transverse lines testaceous, slightly undu- 

 lating, bordered with black ; a row of black streaks interrupted by 

 the submarginal line, which is paler, more straight, and more dis- 

 tinct than the others ; marginal dots black ; orbicular and reniform 

 spots indefinite, the latter with an angular white mark on its exte- 

 rior side. Hind wings cinereous, with broad aeneous borders and 

 brown marginal lunules. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 

 15 lines. 



a. Hindostan. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



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Mamestra insignata. 



Fcem. Nigra ; palpi ascendentes, articulo 3o longi-conico ; abdo- 

 men cinereum, cristatum ; alee anticce lineis atris undulatis 

 indistinctis, orbiculari magna subovata subobliqua, reniformi 

 testaceo maculata ; posticce cinerece, margine latissimo fusco. 



Female. Black. Palpi ascending ; third joint elongate-coni- 

 cal, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Abdomen 

 cinereous, crested. Fore wings with the transverse lines deep black, 

 undulating, indistinct, as are also the borders of the discal spots ; 

 orbicular spot large, oblong, slightly oblique, nearly oval ; reniform 

 with a testaceous spot in its disk. Hind wings cinereous, with very 

 broad brown borders. Length of the body 5j lines ; of the wings 

 14 lines. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



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DASYG ASTER HOLLANDLE. 



a. Moreton Bay. From Mr. Diggles' collection. 



Dasygaster leucanioides. 



b. Tasmania. Presented by Morton Allport, Esq. 



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



d. Australia. Presented by Major-Gen. Hardwicke. 



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



