LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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Sect. n. 
Fcem. Corpus crassum. Proboscis obsoleta. Palpi robusti, 
porrecti, laeves, caput paullo superantes ; articulus 3us conicus, mi- 
nimus. Antennae sat validae. Pedes laeves, sat validi. Alae anticae 
elongatae, sat latae, apice rotundatae. 
43. Nephopteryx ? spoliata. 
Fcem. Cervina ; alee anticee fuscescente conspersee , cinereo nebu- 
losce , vitta subcostali obscuriore , vitta discali pallide cinerea 
apicem versus arcuala ; posticce pallide cinereee , semihyalince. 
Female . Fawn-coloured. Body thick. Proboscis obsolete. 
Palpi robust, porrect, smooth, extending a little beyond the head ; 
third joint conical, very minute, hardly one-sixth of the length of 
the second. Antennae rather stout. Legs smooth, rather stout; 
hind tibiae with four long V spurs. Wings elongate, moderately 
broad. Fore wings somewhat rounded at the tips, brown-speckled, 
minutely mottled with cinereous, with a darker subcostal stripe, 
which is limited hindward by a pale cinereous stripe, the latter 
curved towards the tip of the wing ; exterior border slightly convex, 
moderately oblique. Hind wings pale cinereous and semihyaline 
towards the base. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 
lines. 
a . Sierra Leone. Presented by the Rev. D. F. Morgan. 
Asia. 
44. Nephopteryx pallicostalis. 
Foem. Sordide rufescens ; palpi sat graciles , subarcuati , oblique 
ascendentes , verticem non superantes , articulo So lanceolato ; 
alee anticce angustee , apice rotundatee , costa pallide cinerea , 
margine exterior e convexo perobliquo ; posticce albidee , fere 
hyalinee . 
Female . Dull reddish, cinereous beneath. Palpi rather slen- 
der, slightly curved, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the 
vertex ; third joint lanceolate, half the length of the second. Ab- 
domen extending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings narrow, 
rounded at the tips ; costa pale cinereous ; exterior border convex, 
very oblique. Hind wings whitish, iridescent, nearly hyaline. 
Length of the body 3£ lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 
a. South Hindostau. Presented by M. J. Walhouse, Esq. 
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