LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 741 



Fern. Blackish brown. Head luteous behind and with four 

 luteous spots, two on the vertex and two on the front Proboscis 

 ferruginous. Palpi with a small luteous spot on each outer side. 

 Thorax with three bands of luteous spots, and with two white 

 stripes which are connected in front and diverge hindward ; hind 

 border with a tuft of luteous hairs on each side, and between them 

 a tuft of longer brown hairs. Abdomen above with white and 

 luteous spots along each side ; apical third part luteous ; under side 

 whitish. Fore coxae and fore femora partly luteous. Fore wings 

 with three irregular and oblique bands of small luteous spots, and 

 with three irregular white bands ; the first mostly, along the hind 

 border ; the second forming an angle in the disk before the middle, 

 its sides extending to the costa ; third zigzag, forked in front. 

 Hind wings grayish brown, with whitish spots. Length of the 

 body 11 lines ; of the wings 28 lines. 



a. Brazil. Presented by W. W. Saunders, Esq. 



15. Halesidota cinerea. 



Mas et fcem. Cervina, subtus testacea ; caput et thorax anticus 

 nigro guttata; palpi nigra vittati ; abdomen nigro fas datum 

 et e guttis nigris quadrivittatum ; alee antica? basi nigro 

 guttatce. 



Male and fern. Fawn-colour, testaceous beneath. Head above 

 with black dots. Proboscis ferruginous. Palpi with black stripes. 

 Thorax in front with six black dots. Abdomen very hairy towards 

 the base, with black bands, and on each side with two rows of black 

 dots. Fore wings with black dots at the base. Hind wings much 

 paler than the fore wings. Length of the body 6 — 8 lines ; of the 

 wings 22 — 26 lines. 



a — c. Brazil. From M. Becker's collection. 

 d, e. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



16. Halesidota diminuta. 



Mas. Fusco-cervina ; caput apud oculos luteum ; thorax luteo 



inaculatus ; abdomen supra luteum, maculis dorsalibtu trigo 



nis nigro-fuscis ; alee antica cervince fasciis duabus fuscis 



cervino guttatis ; posticce cinerea. 



Male. Brownish fawn-colour. Head luteous about the eyes. 



Proboscis tawny. Antennae brown, luteous at the base. Thorax 



with six or eight luteous dots. Abdomen luteous above, with a tri- 



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