LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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47. Nephopteryx? Harpaxalis. 
Mas. Cinerea ; palpi oblique ascendentes , articulo 3o longo li - 
neari ; abdomen alas posticas fere dimidio superans ; aloe an- 
ticee subacutce , lineis fuscescentibus undulatis denticulatis 
indistinctis valde obliquis pallido marginatis , linea marginali 
nigricante , punctis costalibus subapicalibus albidis , margine 
interiore basi subconvexo ; posticce linea submarginali pallida 
indistincta. 
Male. Cinereous, a little paler beneath. Palpi obliquely as- 
cending; third joint linear, rounded at the tip, more than half the 
length of the second. Abdomen extending for nearly half its length 
beyond the hind wings. Fore wings a little broader than those of 
N. Etolusalis , more acute at the tips, and slightly convex towards 
the base of the interior border; lines brownish, very oblique, undu- 
lating, denticulated, indistinct, pale-bordered ; marginal line black- 
ish ; costal subapical points whitish. Hind wings with an indistinct 
pale submarginal line. Length of the body 5^ lines ; of the wings 
11 lines. 
Ceylon. In Mr. Layard’s collection. 
48. Nephopteryx? Cyllusalis. 
Fcem. Cinereo-fusca , N. Etolusali affinis ; aloe anticce lineis ni- 
gris deviis rugosis cinereo marginatis , linea exteriore valde 
jlexa , reniformi e punctis nigris , plaga poslica cinerea indis- 
tincta lineam nigram angulaiam includente, strigis submar - 
ginalibus cinereis , linea marginali nigra interrupta ; posticoe 
hyalinoe,fusco late marginatce. 
Female. Cinereous-brown, more cinereous beneath, like N. 
Etolusalis in structure. Fore wings with black irregular cinereous- 
bordered partly raised mostly complete lines ; exterior line much 
bent, its hind part more distinct than the other lines ; reniform 
mark indicated by a few black points ; an indistinct cinereous patch 
by the middle of the interior border, traversed by an angular black 
line, whereas the corresponding line in N. Etolusalis is straight ; 
submarginal streaks cinereous ; marginal line black, interrupted. 
Hind wings vitreous, with broad brown borders. Length of the 
body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 
Ceylon. In Mr. Layard’s collection. 
