LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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133. CONCHYLIS RECUSANA. 
Mas. Albida ; palpi subfimbriati , capitis latiludine paullo bre - 
viores , articulo 3 o minimo ; alee anticce subfaleatee , linea 
obliqua postice dilalata , plaga postica , guttis costalibus guttis - 
que submarginalibus cervinis nigro sqvamosis , fimbria inter - 
lineata ; poslicce strigulis paucis cinereis. 
Male. Whitish. Palpi porrect, a little shorter than the breadth 
of the head ; second joint with a very short fringe; third very mi- 
nute, not more than one-sixth of the length of the second. Antennae 
very minutely setulose. Abdomen extending a little beyond the 
hind wings. Fore wings subfalcate, with fawn-coloured marks, 
which are accompanied by some black scales ; a row along the costa 
and a submarginal row of small dots; a line extending obliquely 
outward to the interior border from one-third of the length of the 
costa, dilated hindward, where it is connected with the end of a 
brown patch on the interior border; fringe interlined; costa almost 
straight ; exterior border slightly curved inward in front. Hind 
wings with a few transverse cinereous streaklets. Length of the 
body 3^ lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 
a. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 
134. Conch ylis marginana. 
Foem. Pallide fiava ; palpi cervini , subfimbriati , capitis latitudine 
longiores , articulo So minimo; alee anticce lituris basalibus , 
fascia obliqua postice dilatata et excavata , plaga costali exte- 
riore lineaque submarginali ochraceis , linea marginali nigri- 
cante. 
Female . Pale yellow, mostly white beneath. Frontal tuft 
prominent. Palpi porrect, fawn-colour, with a short fringe, rather 
longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint very minute, not 
more than one-sixth of the length of the second. Abdomen and 
hind wings whitish. Fore wings acute, with some ochraceous marks 
towards the base, and with a very oblique ochraceous band, which 
is dilated and excavated hindward; an exterior ochraceous costal 
patch and an irregular submarginal ochraceous line ; marginal line 
blackish, broad, concise ; costa slightly convex towards the base ; 
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