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Show 466 MR. H. GROSE S M I T H O N [June 17, Underside devoid of scales, except the spots on the posterior wings as on the upperside. Expanse of wings 1| inch. Nearest to A. cerasa, Hew., but a larger insect with more elongate wings, the rufous area comparatively smaller and on posterior wings different in shape, and the arrangement of the spots on both wings is different. 24. ACR^A VESPERALI8, n. Sp. Male.- Upperside. Anterior wings vitreous, with veins, costal margin, apical and outer marginal area, a broad somewhat oblique band crossing the cell and thence nearly to the posterior angle, and a patch beyond the end of the cell, more or less densely dusted with fuliginous-brown scales. Posterior wings semivitreous, the inner three fourths pale ochreous brown, the outer fourth darker brown, which colour radiates up the veins on the disk nearly as far as the cell, a cluster of brown spots at the base, and a dark brown spot on the upper discocellular nervule at its junction with the discoidal nervule. Underside. Anterior wings as above; posterior wings uniform brown, brighter than the pale brown area of the upperside; a cluster of dark brown spots at the base, followed by a row of four spots before the middle, outside which are two smaller spots beyond the cell, below the discoidal and upper median nervules respectively. Expanse of wings 2 | inches. Nearest to A. pentapolis, Ward. In colour and general appearance it bears a superficial resemblance to the female of Planema vesta, Fabr. 25. ACRCEA ciRC-Eis, Drury. A variety larger in size and with the stramineous area of the posterior wings broader and extending nearer to the base than in the typical form. Possibly a distinct species. 26. ACR^A POGGEI, Dewitz. A variety with the fulvous band extending obliquely across the wings to the posterior angle, instead of curving inwardly to about one half of the inner margin. One specimen only ; in the absence of more examples I hesitate to describe this as a new species. 27. ACR;EA CEPHEUS, Linn. 28. ACTUEA MENIPPE, Drury. 29. ACR-EA PERENNA, Doubl. & Hew. 30. ACR;EA LYCOA, Godt. 31. ACR-EA CIDONIA, Ward. 32. A C R ^ A SERENA, Fabr. 33. AcRiEA EPONINA, Cram. 34. ACRCEA LYCIA, Fabr. 35. ACR__EA EURITA, Linn. |
