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wings with a straight oblique brown line. Length of the body 7 
lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 
a. ? 
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Genus LYBCEA. 
Fcem . Corpus sat validum, subcylindricum. Frons plana. 
Proboscis distincta. Palpi breves, graciles, vix ascendentes, caput 
perpaullo superantes ; ariiculus 3us cylindricus, 2i dimidio brevier. 
Antennae robust®, simplices. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. 
Pedes robusti, non pilosi; tibiae posticae subincrassat®. Alae long®, 
ampl®, margine exteriore subdentato ; antic® falcat®, margine 
exteriore subflexo postice perobliquo. 
Female. Body moderately stout, nearly cylindrical. Front 
flat. Proboscis distinct. Palpi short, slender, hardly ascending, 
extending very little beyond the head ; third joint cylindrical, less 
than half the length of the second. Antennae stout, simple. Abdo- 
men not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, not pilose ; 
hind tibi® slightly iucrassated. Wings long, ample ; exterior bor- 
der slightly scalloped. Fore wings falcate; costa almost straight ; 
exterior border slightly bent, its hind part very oblique; fringe 
short. 
Lyrcea Alectoraria. 
Fcem. Cervina ; frons purpurascente-cincrea ; alee nigro sub - 
conspersa>i linea media obliqua nigricante indistincta, fimbria 
purpurascente- rosea ; anticce linea interiore valde indis- 
tincta , puncto discali nigro , costa cinerea , margine interiore 
fimbriato . 
Female . Fawn-colour, paler and with a cinereous tinge be- 
neath. Front purplish cinereous. Wings with a very indistinct 
blackish oblique middle line, and with a few black speckles ; fringe 
purplish rosy. Fore wings with a still more indistinct interior line, 
and with a black discal point ; costa cinereous ; interior border 
fringed with pale rosy hairs. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the 
wings 18 lines. 
a. New Zealand. Presented by Col. Bolton. 
