LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 965 



with an exterior oblique brightly gilded band, which is much 

 dilated hindward, has a ferruginous border and contains some fer- 

 ruginous undulating lines, and on its inner side two bright silvery 

 spots; orbicular and reniform spots with ferruginous borders. 

 Hind wings cinereous-aeneous. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the 

 wings 16 lines. 



a. ? Presented by J. F. Stephens, Esq. 



2. Gadera repellens. 



Mas. Cervina, subtus cinerea ; vertex et abdomen cinerea ; alee 

 anticce cinereo-fusca, basi auratce, lineis transversis ferru- 

 gineis, fascia aurata submarginali postice dilatata, orbiculari 

 et reniformi indistinctis ; postica? cinereo-cenea. 



Male, Fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Vertex and abdomen 

 cinereous. Fore wings cinereous-brown, with some irregular trans- 

 verse ferruginous lines, gilded towards the base, and with an irre- 

 gular submarginal gilded band, which is dilated hindward ; orbi- 

 cular and reniform spots indistinct. Hind wings dark cinereous- 

 aeneous. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



This species may be distinguished from G. incitans by its fore 

 wings, and more especially by the much longer third joint of 

 its palpi. 



Brazil. 



a. ? Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



Genus 10. DEVENA. 



Fcem. Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis mediocriter longa. 

 Palpi longi, ascendentes, sat graciles; articulus 3us acuminatus, 

 2o vix brevior. Antenna? simplices, graciles. Abdomen alas pos- 

 ticas triente superans. Pedes lonjjiusculi, sat validi ; tibiae posticas 

 calcaribus longissiiuis. Ala? anticae mediocriter latae, apud costam 

 rectae, apice subrotundata?, margine exteriore vix convexo non 

 obliquo ; interiore excavato dentato. 



Allied to the Pyralites: Female. Body hardly stout. Pro- 

 boscis moderately long. Palpi long, ascending, rather slender; 

 third joint acuminated, almost as long as the second. Antennae 





