LEPIDOFTEKA. HETEROCERA. 915 



round discal spots, one entire, the other open in front and enclosing 

 a less brilliant spot; transverse lines undulating, oblique ; exterior 

 border very oblique ; ciliae rather deep. Hind wings cupreous- 

 brown, with whitish cilia?. Length of the body 6 lines; of the 

 wings 15 lines. 



a — c. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



60. Plusia calceolaris. 



Mas. Fusca ; palporum articulus 3us brevis ; abdomen cinereum, 

 apice fuscescens ; alee anticce cupreo -fusca, ex parte uurata, 

 apice products, guttis nonnullis costalibus subapicalibus pal- 

 lidis, plaga elonyata obscure fusca intus acuta extus renifor- 

 mem attingente, renifor mi argenteo subnotata, nigro biguttata, 

 orbiculari subobsoleta, litura discali argentea tonga intus dila- 

 tata extus furcata, margine exteriore perobliquo ; postica 

 cinerece, basi ciliisque patlidioribus. 



Male. Brown. Third joint of the palpi not more than 

 one-third of the length of the second. Abdomen cinereous, brownish 

 at the tip. Fore wings cupreous-brown, mostly gilded, with some 

 pale minute costal subapical dots ; an elongated discal dark brown 

 patch, nearly surrounding the silvery mark, acute at its inner end, 

 and extending at its other end to the reniform spot; the latter with 

 very slight silvery marks on its hiud side, and containing on its ex- 

 terior side two black dots ; orbicular spot almost obsolete ; discal 

 mark long, very brilliant, dilated towards one end, and forked at the 

 other; tips rather attenuated; exterior border very oblique. Hind 

 wings cinereous, paler towards the base, and with pale cilia?. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 15 lines. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



61. Plusia humilis. 



Foem. Cinerea ; palporum articulus 3us 2i dimidio vix brevior ; 

 thorax fuscescenle fasciatus ; alee anticce sat lata?, nigro 

 conspersa?, lituris basalibus strigisque submarginalibus\ nigris, 

 lineis transversis pallidis fusco marginatis, linea submarginali 

 angulosa, orbiculari et renifor mi pallido marginatis, hac longa 

 angusta, litura discali argentea sat magna Y formi, lineis 

 duabus marginalibus albidis ; postica cinerea, ciliis albidis. 



Female. Cinereous. Third joint of the palpi nearly half the 

 length of the second. Thorax with pale brownish bands. Fore 



