LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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Male . Cupreous. Thorax thickly and minutely cinereous- 
speckled, brightly gilded on each side. Fore wings brightly gilded; 
middle space very thickly and minutely cinereous-speckled, including 
a bright gilded band, which is bordered by two deep black lines. 
Length of the body 2J lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 
a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. 
Genus 26. SABATINCA. 
Mas. Corpus gracile. Caput dense hirsutum. Proboscis nulla. 
Palpi pilosi, brevissimi, decumbentes. Antennae breves, incrassatae, 
fasciculo basali longo. Abdomen alas posticas superans. Pedes 
validi, subpilosi ; calcaria longa. Alae anticae angustae, apice ro- 
tundatae, margine exteriore valde obliquo. 
Male. Body slender. Head densely pilose ; hairs erect. Pro- 
boscis obsolete. Palpi decumbent, pilose, very short. Antennas 
short, incrassated, with a long dense basal tuft. Abdomen extend- 
ing beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, slightly pilose; spurs long. 
Wings narrow; fringe broad. Fore wings rounded at the tips; 
costa and exterior border nearly straight, the latter extremely 
oblique. 
1. Sabatinca jncongruella. 
Mas. Obscure ochracea ; antenna nigro bifasciala ; abdomen 
nigricans ; alee anticee nigro subconspersa , punctis costalibus 
nigris , lituris costalibus aurato-flavis , 2 a lata elongata ; pos- 
ticce nigro -purpurea. 
Male. Dark ochraceous.. Antennae with two black bands ; 
second band apical. Abdomen blackish. Fore wings with a few 
black speckles; costa with black points and with some gilded yel- 
low marks ; of these the secund forms a broad oblique streak, which 
extends to the disk and is much more conspicuous than the others ; 
fringe yellow; under side and hind wings blackish purple. Length 
of the body 2 — 2f lines ; of the wings 4 \ — 5 lines. 
a, b. Auckland, New Zealand. From Mr. Oxley’s collection. 
Genus 27. NIGILGIA. 
Fcem. Corpus robustum, glabrum, squamosum. Proboscis 
valida. Palpi porrecti, caput non superantes, articulo 3o minimo. 
Antennae robustae, thorace non longiores. Pedes breves, validi. 
