LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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89. Algeria Claditformis. 
Foem. Nigro-cyanea , sat valida ; caput apud oculos argenteum ; 
antennee ferruginece, basi apiceque nigricantes ; abdomen ob- 
lanceolatum , basi albo bifasciculatum , pilis nonnullis apica- 
libus albidis ; pedes sat validi , tibiis tarsisque subtus albidis ; 
alee limpidee , anticce dimidio basali lurido. 
Female . Blackisli blue, rather stout. Head silvery on each 
side in front and with whitish hairs behind. Antennae ferruginous, 
blackish towards each end above, slightly thickened at the tips, very 
little longer than the thorax. Abdomen oblanceolate, with a white 
tuft on each side at the base, a little longer than the thorax ; apical 
tuft with a few whitish hairs. Legs rather stout ; tibiae and tarsi 
whitish and shining beneath. Wings limpid ; veins black ; ciliae 
very short. Fore wings lurid from the base to the tip of the discal 
areolet. Length of the body 3J lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 
a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
90. Algeria Glypt^eformis. 
Mas. Purpureo-cuprea ; caput antice argenteum ; palpi flavi ; 
antennee fascia lata flava ; thorax flavo binotatus ; abdomen 
apud segmentorum margines subtusque flavum ; fasciculus 
apicalis ex parte jlavus ; pedes flavi , articulis apice purpuras- 
centibus ; alee limpidee , anticce costa apice fasciaque discali 
purpureis. 
Male. Purplish cupreous. Head silvery in front. Palpi yeL 
low. Antennae slightly thickened towards the tips, yellow beneath, 
and with a broad yellow band beyond the middle. Thorax with a 
yellow mark on each side in front. Hind borders of the abdominal 
segments and under side yellow ; apical tuft with many yellow 
hairs. Legs yellow ; tips of the tibiae and of the joints of the tarsi 
purplish. Wings limpid. Fore wings with the costa, the tips and 
the discal band purple. Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the wings 
6 lines. 
a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
91. iEGERIA OPIIFORMIS. 
Foem. Cyaneo-nigra ; caput apud oculos argenteum ; palpi sub- 
tus albidi ; antennee graciles ; abdominis segmenta albo mar- 
ginata ; fasciculus apicalis auratus ; pedes argenteo fasciati ; 
alee limpidee , anticce costa fasciaque discali purpureo-nigris. 
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