LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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the base. Length of the body 4J— 5 lines ; of the wings 10 — 12 
lines. 
a, b. North America. From Mr. Carter’s collection, 
c. ? 
18 . Cacoecia? velutinana. 
Mas. Pallide cervina , subtus obscure cinerea ; abdomen cine - 
reum ; alee anticce velutince , apice rotundatce , squamis raris 
nigris , fascia latissima e plagis quataor ferrugineis , /ineis 
iransversis indeierminatis subargenteis ; posticce obscure ci- 
nerecey fimbria albida interlineata . 
Male. Pale fawn-colour, mostly dark cinereous beneath. 
Palpi porrect, very much shorter than the breadth of the head ; 
second joint fringed ; third extremely short. Antennae stout, setu- 
lose. Abdomen cinereous, hardly extending beyond the hind wiugs. 
Fore wings velvety, rounded at their tips, with a few black speckles, 
and with a very broad band formed by four nearly-connected ferru- 
ginous patches ; some transverse irregular incomplete slightly sil- 
very lines ; fringe pale ; costa slightly convex, except towards the 
tip ; exterior border almost straight, moderately oblique. Hind 
wings dark cinereous ; fringe whitish, interlined. Length of the 
body 2i lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 
a , b. North America. From Mr. Carter’s collection. 
19. Cacoecia fervidana. 
Mas et feem. Lcete ochracea ; alee anticce purpurascente tinctce , 
fasciis tribus e guttis strigisque rufescentibus, costa convexa 
subrecurva ; posticce aurato-lutece. 
Male and female. Bright ochraceous. Abdomen, hind wings 
and under side gilded luteous. Palpi almost vertical ; third 
joint extremely short. Antennae stout. Fore wings purplish- 
tinged, with three reddish irregular interrupted bands, which are 
composed of dots and streaks ; costa convex and slightly recurved, 
except towards the tip. Length of the body 4 — 5 lines ; of the 
wings 9—12 lines. 
a, b. Georgia. From Mr. Milne’s collection. 
