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interior border, like tliose of the fore wings. Length of the body 

 3| lines; of the fore wings 10 lines. 



36. Hydrelia TERMiNATA. Foeiii. Cinerea; palpis squamoso 

 fimbriatis oblique ascendentibus verticem non superantibus, arti- 

 culo 3° lanceolato; abdomine alas posticas paullo superante; alis 

 anticis purpurascente chalybaeo et viridescente subtinctis apice 

 subrotundatis, fascia marginali fusca intus valid e rotundata; alls 

 posticis pallide fuscis. 



Female. Cinereous, rather stout. Proboscis long, stout. Palpi 

 slender, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vertex, 

 with a squamous fringe; 3rd joint lanceolate, more than half the 

 length of the 2nd. Antennae slender. Abdomen extending a 

 little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings slightly rounded at the 

 tips, with an indistinct purplish and chalybeous and pale greenish 

 tinge; a brown marginal band, which is much dilated and rounded 

 on the inner side; exterior border slightly rounded, hardly oblique. 

 Hind wings pale brown above. Wings beneath with a brown 

 discoidal dot, and a brown mai^ginal festoon. Length of the body 

 4| lines; of the fore wings 1 1 lines. 



37. MiCRA CONVERGENS. Mas. Pallidissime testacsea subtus 

 albida; palpis porrectis caput longe superantibus, articulo 3° 

 lanceolato; alis anticis acutis, apud marginem exteriorem fusco 

 pallido nebulosis, lineis quatuor obliquis fuscis, 3° et 4° versus 

 marginem exteriorem testaceo pallido marginatis; alis posticis 

 albidis. 



Male. Very pale testaceous, whitish beneath. Palpi slender, 

 porrect, extending much beyond the head; 3rd joint lanceolate, 

 nearly half the length of the 2nd. Fore Avings acute, clouded 

 towards the exterior border with pale brown, adorned Avith four 

 oblique tawny lines; 1st line extending from near the base to the 

 costa at half the length; 2nd, 3rd, and 4th converging slightly 

 towards the costa, on approaching which they are retracted; 3rd 

 and 4tli mostly in the brownish part, where they are bordered 

 with_pale testaceous on the outer side; a submarginal pale 

 testaceous festoon, bordered with dark brown on the outer side. 

 Hind wings whitish. Length of the body 2| lines; of the wings 

 8 lines. 



