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H ADEN A LIGNANA. 



Mas. Pallidissime cervina; palporum articulus Sus minimus; 

 antenna vix ciliatce ; thorax et abdomen cristata, Me vittis 

 oblicjuis angustis vittisque duabus latioribus humeralibus 

 nigris ; alee anticce basi fusco conspersce, maculis tribus diffusis 

 marginalibus fuscis, strigis costalibus lunulisque marginalibus 

 nigris, maculis discalibus fusco marginalis, orbiculari oblonga 

 subfusiformi basi fusco strigata, reniformi nigricante pupil- 

 lata non excavata* linea submarginali pallida; posticce fusces- 

 cente-cinerece, ciliis pallidis. 



Male. Very pale fawn-colour. Third joint of the palpi not 

 more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae very 

 minutely ciliated. Thorax and abdomen crested. Thorax with 

 slight oblique black stripes, and with two broader humeral stripes. 

 Fore wings slightly streaked with brown towards the base, with 

 three diffuse brown spots on the exterior border, with black marks 

 along the costa, and with black marginal lunules ; the three discal 

 spots distinct, with brown borders; orbicular oblong, subfusiform, 

 with a brown streak at its base ; reniform not excavated, with a 

 blackish disk ; submarginal line pale, irregular, traversing the mar- 

 ginal spots. Hind wings brownish cinereous, with pale cilia?. 

 Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. New Zealand. From Mr. Earl's collection. 



Hadena ixlocata. 



Mas. Fusca ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo So brevi cylin- 

 drico ; antennce subpectinatce ; alee anticce lineis albidis undu- 

 latis nigra marginatis, venis basi nigris, lunulis marginalibus 

 nigris elongatis, orbiculari et reniformi albidis nigro margina- 

 tis, orbiculari obliqua Ion gi -elliptic a, reniformi non excavata ; 

 posticce cinereo-fuscce, lineis duabus obscurioribus. 



Male. Brown. Palpi obliquely ascending ; third joint cylin- 

 drical, more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antenna; 

 slightly pectinated. Fore wings with the transverse lines whitish, 

 undulating, bordered with black ; veins black towards the base ; 

 marginal lunules black, somewhat elongated ; orbicular and reni- 

 form spots mostly whitish, with black borders ; orbicular oblique, 



