LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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riorlv, with, four transverse lines composed of black speckles ; first 
and second rather broad and diffuse ; third and fourth slender, den- 
ticulated ; marginal points pale cinereous ; a blackish spot on the 
middle of the fringe ; a white transverse mark on the interior border 
by the inner side of the first line. Length of the body 3 lines ; of 
the wings 9 lines. 
a . Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
Genus 62. TOSALE. 
Fcem. Corpus robustum. Proboscis brevis. Palpi validi, 
oblique ascendentes, verticem non superantes, articulo 3o obtuso, 
brevissirao. Antennae glabrae, graciles. Abdomen attenuatum, 
alas posticas superaus. Pedes laeves, tarsis mediis basi tibiisque 
mediis dense fimbriatis. Alae anlicae latiusculae, apice subrotundatse, 
bursa subcostali munitae. 
Female . Body stout. Proboscis short. Palpi stout, obliquely 
ascending, not rising higher than the vertex ; third joint obtuse, very 
short. Antennae smooth, slender. Abdomen tapering, extending 
rather beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, moderately stout ; 
middle tarsi towards the base and middle tibiae densely fringed ; 
hind tibiae with four long spurs. Wings rather broad. Fore wings 
slightly rounded at the tips, with a pouch or cyst along the basal 
part of the costa, which is straight ; exterior border slightly convex 
and oblique. 
1. Tosale pyralioides. 
Foem. Ferrugineo-rufa ; alee anticce fascia lata media cinereo - 
rufa lineis duabus undulatis cinereis marginata maculam 
nigram includente, disco subtus atro ; posticce fuscescente- 
cinerece , disco atro . 
Female . Ferruginous-red. Abdomen and under side brownish 
cinereous. Fore wings with a broad middle cinereous-red band, 
which is bounded by two undulating cinereous lines and contains a 
black spot ; marginal line black ; under side with a deep black disk. 
Hind wings brownish cinereous, with a deep black disk ; underside 
with a curved cinereous line. Length of the body 4 lines; of the 
wings 10 lines. 
Brazil. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
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