LEPIDOPTERA HETEKOCERA. 
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Male . Blackish. Head whitish in front. Palpi whitish, not 
long. Antennae setaceous, minutely and thickly pectinated, very 
little longer than the thorax. Pectus whitish. Abdomen ferrugi- 
nous ; apical tuft short. Legs ferruginous ; fore femora whitish ; 
posterior tibiae very thickly ciliated. Wings limpid. Fore wings 
ferruginous along the costa. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the 
wings 6 lines. 
a. Para. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
b , c. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
94. iEGERIA Crcesiformis. 
Fcem. Purpureo-nigra , sat valida ; palpi albidi , apice nigri- 
cantes ; antennce subtus ferrugineee ; abdominis segmentum 
4um albido marginatum ; pedes cyanei ; tibice tarsique sub- 
cuprea ; tibice ciliatce , posticce pilis apicalibus rufo termina- 
ls ; alee limpidee , costa ciliisque cupreis . 
Male. Body purplish black, rather stout. Head silvery in 
front. Palpi whitish with blackish tips, porrect, hardly pilose. 
Antennae slender, longer than the thorax, ferruginous beneath. 
Abdomen with a slender whitish band on the hind border of the 
fourth segment. Legs dark blue ; tibiae and tarsi somewhat cu- 
preous ; tibiae ciliated ; hind tibiae very deeply ciliated ; apical 
hairs with red tips. Wings limpid ; costa and ciliae cupreous. 
Length of the body lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 
a. Para. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
b. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
95. Algeria Ischniformis. 
Mas. Purpurea ; caput apud oculos album, postice luteum ; palpi 
Jlavi , vix pilosi ; thorax cyaneus ; abdomen marginibus pos - 
ticis ventreque luteis ; pedes lutei , coxis anticis albis , tibiis 
posticis et tarsorum posticorum articulis purpureo fasciatis ; 
alee limpidee , anticee marginibus apice fasciaque aurato-pur- 
pureis. 
Male. Purple. Flead white about the eyes in front, luteous 
behind. Palpi yellow, hardly pilose. Antennae slender, slightly 
thickened at the tips, very much longer than the thorax. Thorax 
mostly blue. Abdomen with a luteous band on the hind border of 
each segment; under side and apical tuft beneath luteous. Legs 
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