LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 469 



Pale ferruginous. Palpi towards the base and proboscis testa- 

 ceous. Fore wings with an upright straight testaceous band which 

 tapers slightly to the hind border, and ends at the tips of the hind 

 wings ; on the under side there is also a yellow band which is dilated, 

 irregular and slightly oblique, and encloses nearly the whole of the 

 testaceous band. Hind wings yellow, with a black border, which 

 is straitened by the middle of the hind margin, and is much widened 

 at the tips. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a b. ? From Mr. Children's collection. 



6. Ph.eochl.ena brevilinea. 



Mas. Nigro-fusca ; abdomen JJavo bivittatum ; palpi subtus al- 

 bidi ; alee anticce vittis duabus, una apicem versus valde dila- 

 tata supra fusca subtus flava, altera brevi basali inclusa supra 

 flava ; posticce quoque vittis duabus Jtavis, una apicem versus 

 valde dilatata, 2a postica brevi angusta. 



This may prove to be the male of P. divisa. Blackish brown. 

 Palpi whitish beneath, Abdomen with a yellow stripe on each side. 

 Fore wings with a stripe which is brown above, yellow beneath ; it 

 becomes very broad beyond the middle, and is somewhat truncated 

 at the tip ; it includes a narrow linear pale yellow stripe which is 

 rather more than one-third of the length of the wing from the base. 

 Hind wings with a yellow stripe which widens from the bas-e to near 

 the tip, and at the base is joined to the hind stripe which is short, 

 narrow and linear. Length of the body 5 lines; of the wings 17 

 lines. m 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



7. Ph^ochl^na divisa. 



Foern. Nigro-fusca ; abdominis dorsum nigrum, luteo bivittatum , 

 pedes subtus albo vittati ; alee anticce vitta apicem versus dila- 

 tata supra fusca subtus lutea ; posticce vitta antica apicem ver- 

 sus subdilatata lutea. 



Blackish brown. Abdomen black above, with two luteous stripes 

 which taper towards the tip. Legs striped with white beneath. 

 Fore wings with a stripe which is brown above, luteous beneath; it 

 becomes very broad beyond the middle, and is rounded towards the 

 tip. Hind wings with a luteous stripe which widens slightly from 



