LEPTDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
1663 
serrated from thence to the tips. Abdomen extending as far as the 
hind wings. Legs slender ; hind tibiae with four spurs of moderate 
length. Wings rather broad. Fore wings nearly straight in front 
much rounded at the tips, slightly oblique along the exterior bor- 
der; first, second and third inferior veins approximate at the base • 
fourth remote. 
1. Arina obtusa. 
Mas. Nigro-fusca ; caput albo varium ; palpi , abdomen et pedes 
subtus alba ; thorax luteo bivittatus ; alee anticce basi albo 
venosa , macula exteriore discali albida guttaque subapicali 
lutea ; posticce fascia lata abbreviata alba . 
Male . Blackish brown. Head white in front and about the 
eyes. Palpi white beneath. Thorax with a dull luteous stripe 
along each side. Abdomen and legs white beneath. Fore wings 
with whitish veins towards the base, with an exterior discal whitish 
spot, which is most apparent beneath, and with a subapical luteous 
dot. Hind wings with a broad irregular white band, which does 
not extend to the fore border. Length of the body 4 lines • of the 
wings 12 lines. 
Brazil. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
Page 395. 
Nyctemera apicalis. 
1. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius’ collection. 
Nyctemera Lacticinia. 
e. Ceram. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer’s collection. 
Page 399. 
Nyctemera Colita. 
g. Ceram. From Madame Ida Pfeiffer’s collection. 
Page 400. 
Nyctemera yarians. 
Var. Discal spots of the hind wings obsolete. 
In the collection of the Entomological Society. 
