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the region between the basal and third line on both wings is blackish, the 

 outer, edge of the broad band deeply excavated in the middle of the wing. 



The black spots in tl iter row are larger than usual, and extend nearly to 



the edge of the wing, while the apical streak is broad and diffuse. The 

 fringe is considerably darker than the rest of the wing. Beneath as usual, 

 with the submarginal row of black spots present on both wings. 



Desiderata. 

 Aspilates atropunctaria Walk., List Lep ITet. Br. Mus., xxvi, 1673. 

 1.802. — "Male. Pale yellowish fawn-colour. Head in front deep fawn-colour. 

 Palpi pilose, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex ; third joint 

 extremely minute. Antennae broadly pectinated, except towards the tips. 

 Abdomen slightly attenuated; apical tuft rather long. Wings rather broad, 

 with a straight, deep, fawn-coloured line, which extends from beyond the 

 middle of the interior border of the hind wings nearly to the tips of the fore 

 winss, where it is retracted to the costa; discal point black. Fore wings 

 acute, with a slight interior, angular, fawn-coloured line ; costa and exterior 

 border hardly convex, the latter rather oblique. Length of the body, 6 lines; 

 of the wings, 15 lines. East Florida." 



Aspilates abbreviata Walk., List, xxvi, 1073, 1862. — "Male. Testaceous. 

 Palpi broad, obtuse, obliquely ascending, not rising so high as the vertex; 

 third joint nearly obsolete. Antennas broadly pectinated. Hind tibiae slightly 

 incrassated. Wings rather short, with a brown discal point, and a brown, 

 oblique, exterior, nearly straight line. Fore wings acute, minutely speckled, 

 with two interior indistinct darker lines; marginal points brown, very. small; 

 exterior border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings paler. Length of 

 body, 4 lines; of the wings, 11 lines. Georgia." 



Aspilates dona/aria Walk., List, xxvi, 1674, 1862. — "Male. Cinereous, 

 slender. Head broad in front. Antennae broadly pectinated. Abdomen not 

 extending beyond the hind wings. Wings elongate, minutely blackish- 

 speckled, with an exterior, oblique, nearly straight line of blackish poinls; 

 submarginal line brownish, very indistinct; marginal points black. Fore 

 wings acute; costa straight; exterior border hardly convex, very oblique. 

 Length of the body, 5 lines; of the wings, 14 lines. Georgia." 



Aspilates canosaria Walk., List, xxvi, 1674, 1862. — "Male. Whitish cin- 

 ereous. Head luteOUS in front. Palpi very short and slender, not extending 



