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two oblique antemedial brown bands, and with two oblique brown 

 lines; 1st line between the base and the 1st band; 2nd between 

 the bands; an exterior very ol)lique slightly undulating brown 

 line, which approaches the costa at four-fifths of its length, and is 

 very near the 2nd band, on the interior border, and is irregularly 

 bordered by a grass-green band on the outer side; a slight grass- 

 gi'een patch near the base; reniform mark dark dull green, brown 

 bordered, transverse, irregularly oval; an exterior transverse 

 brown streak, and a more exterior angular brown line, which 

 borders the fore part of the outer side of the green band; a sub- 

 marginal transverse brown streak; underside with an irregular 

 transverse luteous streak in the disk. Hind wings luteous, brown 

 at the base, with a broad purplish brown border, and with whitish 

 marginal spots. Length of the body 13| lines, of the wings 41 

 lines. SeePlate VII, Fig. 11. 



45. AcHiEA OPHISMOIDES. Foem. Ferruginea; palpis erectis 

 verticem sat superantibus, articulo 3° lineari 2° triplo breviore; 

 alis anticis fascia media glauco-alba nigro marginata antice dila- 

 tata extus angulosa, striga apicali obliqua nigricante, punctis sub- 

 marginalibus nigris; alis posticis fuscis, fascia nigricante postmedia 

 diffusa latissima, maculis duabus magnis albis P apicali 2-'' mar- 

 ginali. 



Female. Ferruginous. Body cinereous beneath. Palpi erect, 

 rising somewhat higher than the vertex; 3rd joint linear, much 

 more slender than the 2nd, and about one-third of its length. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the liind wings; apical tuft 

 slightly compressed. Tarsi spinulose. Fore wings broad, slightly 

 rounded at the tips, with a broad glaucous white middle band, 

 which is narrowly black bordered on each side, and is dilated 

 towards the costa, and is oblique and zig-zag on its outer side, 

 and contains three black points, one indicating the orbicular 

 mark, and two the reniform; a blackish streak extending ob- 

 liquely from the tip to the disk; a row of submarginal black 

 points; fringe blackish, bordered with cinereous; under side with 

 a white band, which is not dilated in front, and does not extend 

 to the costa. Hind wings brown, with a diffuse postmedial very 

 broad blacldsh band; two large white spots, the 1st apical, the 

 2nd on the exterior border-, and near the 1st; under side pale 

 cinereous brown, with an antemedial brown lunule, and two 



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