754 CATALOGUE OF 



which is slightly excavated on the exterior side. Hind wings cine- 

 reous, with broad aeneous-brown borders ; eiliae white. Length of 

 the body 6 — 6 J lines; of the wings 15 — 16 lines. 



a — c. Nova Scotia. From Lieut. Kedman's collection. 



Hade n a contenta. 



Fcem. Ferruginea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo So cylin- 

 drico ; abdomen cinereum ; alee anticce lineis medianis nigris 

 undulatis, venis nigris albo conspersis, fascia exteriore incom- 

 pleta nigricante-cinerea, lunulis marginalibus nigris connexis, 

 macula magna apicali testacea, macularum marginibus nigris 

 albo conspersis, claviformi et reniformi nigricante-cinereis , 

 orbiculari oblonga subelliptica ; posticce pallide cinerece, mar- 

 gine lato nigricante-cinereo, ciliis testaceis. 



Female. Ferruginous. Palpi obliquely ascending ; third joint 

 cylindrical, about one-third of the length of the second. Abdomen 

 cinereous. Fore wings with the median transverse lines black, 

 slight and undulating ; veins black, speckled with white ; an incom- 

 plete blackish cinereous band along the exterior border, which is 

 denticulated; marginal lunules black, connected ; a large testaceous 

 apical spot ; discal spots with black white-speckled borders ; clavi- 

 form and reniform blackish cinereous, the latter slightly excavated 

 on the exterior side, much larger than the orbicular, which is elon- 

 gated and nearly elliptical. Hind wings pale cinereous, with broad 

 blackish gray borders ; ciliae testaceous. Length of the body 8 

 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Orilla, West Canada. From Mr. Bush's collection. 



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Hadena? Cedica. 



Ferruginea ; aim antica venis, linea transversa postica, fascia ar- 

 cuata interiore, fascia exteriore antice furcata guttisque sub- 

 marginalibus albis ; postica mar ginata, macula apud angulum 

 interior em alba. 



Phalaena-Noctua Cedica, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. 42, pi. 310, f. E. 



Surinam. 



