LEPIDQPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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Male . Maxillary palpi short, densely fringed. Labial palpi 
erect, rather stout, rising much higher than the vertex ; second 
joint fringed beneath ; third joint slender, lanceolate, less than one- 
fourth of the length of the second. Antennae not incrassated at the 
base. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings ; apical 
tuft subquadrate. Wings broad, not long. Fore wings quadrate 
at the tips ; costa almost straight ; exterior border slightly convex 
and oblique. 
15. Acrobasis latiorella. 
Mas. Cinereo-fusca ; alee punctis marginalibus nigris ; anticoe 
nigro conspersce, fascia interiore cana , linea exleriore denticu- 
lata undulata , puncto discali punctisque tribus interioribus 
nigris , linea submarginali pallida undulata indistincta , costa 
extus nigra punctis tribus pallidis ; posticce cinereo-fusca. 
Male . Wings cinereous-brown ; marginal points black, obso- 
lete above in the hind wings. Fore wings minutely black-speckled ; 
interior band hoary ; exterior line black, denticulated, undulating ; 
submarginal line undulating, indistinct, a little paler than the 
ground hue ; a black discal point ; three black points nearer the 
base ; costa mostly black exteriorly, where there are three pale 
points. Hind wings cinereous-brown, with a cinereous fringe. 
Wings beneath with a brown exterior denticulated line. Length of 
the body 6 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 
a. East Florida. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
West Indies. 
16. Acrobasis translucida. 
Mas et feem. Rufescente-cervina ; palpi erecti , verticem super- 
antes ; ala anticce angusta , apice rotundatce, punctis discali - 
bus nigris , linea submarginali rufescente diffusa ; posticce 
albidce , semihyalina , linea marginali fusca. 
Male and female . Reddish fawn-colour, moderately stout. 
Front prominent. Palpi erect, rising higher than the vertex ; third 
joint elongate-conical in the male, longer and more linear in the 
female. Fore wings narrow, rounded at the tips, with a few black 
discal points ; submarginal line reddish, diffuse. Hind wings 
whitish, iridescent, semihyaline ; marginal line brown. Length of 
the body lines; of the wings 10 lines. 
a, b. St- Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection, 
c. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 
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