LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae stout, mi- 
nutely crenulated and pubescent. Fore wings hardly acute, silvery 
cinereous; the space towards the base and near the exterior border 
dark cinereous, with some transverse black streaklets; some ferru- 
ginous costal marks and a broad irregular interrupted ferruginous 
band, which is accompanied by a large deep black streak; costa 
and exterior border slightly convex, the latter moderately oblique. 
Hind wings brownish cinereous, with indistinct little transverse 
brown streaks; fringe pale cinereous. Length of the body 3^ lines; 
of the wings 9 lines. 
a . Tasmania. From the Entomological Society’s collection. 
57. SciAPHILA DISPUTANA. 
Mas. Cervino-cinerea ; alee anticee acuta , fasciis tribus obliquis 
fuscis , 2 a informi, 3 a trigona antice lata ; posticce cinereee , 
strigulis plurimis transversis obscurioribus. 
Male. Cinereous, tinged with fawn-colour. Palpi porrect, 
much shorter than the breadth of the head ; third joint extremely 
short. Antennae minutely pubescent. Fore wings acute, with three 
brown oblique bands; first band concise on the outer side; second 
concise, irregular; third triangular, broad in front; costa and exte- 
rior border almost straight, the latter moderately oblique. Hind 
wings cinereous, with numerous minute transverse darker streaks. 
Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 
a. Sydney. From Mr. Biggies’ collection. 
58. SciAPHILA RUDISANA. 
Mas. Cinerea , subtus albida ; abdomen subtus fusco trivittatum ; 
alee anticee angustee , nigro conspersce , apice sub rotund atce, 
fasciis duabus obliquis fuscis , litura subcostali intermedia 
diffusa pallide cervina , striga discali interrupta nigra ; posticce 
fuscescenle-cinerece , linea marginali pallide cinerea. 
Male. Cinereous. Body whitish beneath. Head and thorax 
minutely black-speckled. Palpi porrect, much shorter than the 
breadth of the head; second joint fringed; third elongate-conical, 
less than half the length of the second. Antenna? setulose. Abdo- 
men extending somewhat beyond the hind wings; underside with 
three brown stripes; apical tuft rather large. Fore wings narrow, 
slightly rounded at the tips, speckled with black ; two oblique 
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