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CATALOGUE OF 
wings. Fore wings rectangular at the tips, mostly clouded with 
black, except towards the base and towards the exterior border, the 
black hue most prevalent near the costa ; costa and exterior border 
straight, the latter hardly oblique. Length of the body 3 lines ; of 
the wings 8 lines. 
a — c. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
42. Teras rostrana. 
Fcem. Cervina , subtus ochracea ; palpi capitis latitudine duplo 
longiores ; alee anticce lineis quatuor strigulisque plurimis 
transversis pallide cinereis nigro interlineatis ; posticce ochra - 
cece . 
Female . Fawn-colour, ochraceous beneath. Palpi porrect, 
nearly twice longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint lan- 
ceolate, nearly half the length of the second. Fore wings sharply 
rectangular at the tips, with many pale cinereous shining transverse 
streaklets, which are interlined with black ; some of these streaks 
form four variously oblique transverse lines ; costa very convex 
towards the base ; exterior border straight, not oblique. Hind 
wings ochraceous, indistinctly tessellated with darker ochraceous. 
Length of the body 3^ lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 
a, b. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
c. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. 
d. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
43. Teras xanthoides. 
xanthoides, Cat . Lep. Het. xxvii. 190 (Begunna). 
a . Vancouver’s Island. Presented by Dr. Lyall. 
44. Teras hudsoniana. 
Mas. Nigricante-cinerea ; abdomen obscure cinereum , fasciculo 
apicali pallide cervino ; alee anticce subacutce , macula discali 
subquadrata pallide cinerea , strigulis paucis transversis exte - 
rioribus nigris ; posticce cinerece, fimbria longissima. 
Male . Blackish cinereous, cinereous beneath. Palpi porrect, 
not fringed, as long as the breadth of the head ; third joint conical, 
not more than one-sixth of the length of the second. Antennae 
minutely pubescent. Abdomen dark cinereous, extending a little 
beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft pale fawn-colour. Fore wings 
slightly acute, with a pale cinereous subquadrate discal spot, and 
