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with a black discal point and with some brown costal marks; sub- 

 marginal band bordered with white on the outer side. Length of the 

 body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



274. AcoNTiA INORDINATA, u. s. Fosm. Alba, fusco subconspersa, 

 abdomine absque posticis cinereis, alis anticis litura discali strigaque 

 posteriore nigris, tnaculis tribus subtrigonis costalibus plagaque mar- 

 ginali nigro notata fuscis, fimbria fuscescente. 



Female. White, slightly brown-speckled Palpi obhquely ascending ; 

 3rd joint elongate-conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of 

 the 2nd. Abdomen and hind wings cinereous. Fore wings with an 

 irregular black discal mark, whence an irregular black streak proceeds 

 inward to the interior border ; three brown nearly triangular costal 

 spots, and a brown marginal patch which contains some black marks ; 

 fringe brownish. Length of the body 3 hues ; of the wings 8 lines. 



275. AcoNTiA XANTHOPHiLA, n. s. FoEtn. Lutesccns, palpis albis ar- 

 ticulo 3° cinereo, abdomine albo, alis anticis subrotundatis vix lineatis, 

 alis posticis albis iridescentibus semihyalinis. 



Female. Luteous yellow, paler beneath. Palpi white, obliquely ascend- 

 ing ; 3rd joint cinereous, elongate-conical, less than half the length of 

 the 2nd. Abdomen white, hardly extending beyond the hind wings. 

 Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips, with some almost obsolete 

 indications of transverse lines. Hind wings white, iridescent, serai- 

 hyaline. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



276. AcoNTiA ? INDECISA, n. s. Fam. Flava, palpis cinereo-fuscis, 

 abdomine cinereo-fusco, alis anticis linea lutea obliqua vix conspicua, 

 linea exteriore undulata e atomis nigris, spatio marginali ochraceo, 

 punctis marginalibus nigris, alis posticis cinereo-fuscis. 



Female. Yellow. Palpi cinereous brown, slightly ascending, extending 

 far beyond the head ; 2nd joint broad, pilose ; 3rd elongate-conical, 

 less than half the length of the 2nd. - Abdomen pale cinereous. Fore 

 wings with an oblique very indistinct luteous line, and with a few 

 black speckles ; exterior line undulating, composed of black speckles, 

 obsolete in front ; space beyond this line ochraceous, black-speckled ; 

 marginal points black. Hind wings and underside cinereous brown. 

 Length of the body 3| lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



277- AcoNTiA ? SORDIDA, n. s. Fcem. Sordide cinerea, abdomine abs- 

 que posticis pallidioribus, alis anticis acutis fusco conspersis, litura 

 discali punctoque apicali nigris, lineis duabus vix conspicuis, punctis 

 costalibus punctisque svibmarginalibus pallidis, fimbria fusca, alis pos- 

 ticis linea marginali fusca. 



Female. Dingy cinereous. Second joint of the palpi broad, slightly 

 fringed. Abdomen and hind wings paler. Fore wings acute, brown - 

 s])eckled, with an irregular black discal mark and with a black apical 

 ])oint ; some slight traces of two irregular lines ; a few pale costal 



