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ElMPLOCIA HESPERIDARIA. 

 {Plate CLL, Fig. 7.) 

 Emplocia hespen'daria, Guenee, Spec. Gen. Lepid. Uran. et 

 Phal. ii. p. 532 (1857). 



This a Brazilian species. It expands about an inch and a 

 half. 



The wings are velvety blackish-brown. The fore-wings have 

 an oblique oval, semi-transparent, yellowish-white, spot beyond 

 the middle, near the costa, and an elongated reddish club- 

 shaped spot extending parallel to the inner margin, almost 

 to the hinder angle. The hind-wings are fulvous, with a black 

 marginal band, dentated on the inner side, continued as a fine 

 line along the inner margin. The fringes are tinged with dull 

 white as far as the middle. The abdomen is ochreous, with 

 black dots, and a fine black lateral line. 



FAMILY HYPOCHROSIDiE. 



Antennas bipectinated in both sexes ; palpi short, ascending, 

 proboscis stout. Body broad, depressed. Legs stout, with strong 

 spurs. Wings smooth, concolorous ; hind-wings much smaller 

 than the fore-wings. Under surface differently coloured from 

 the upper. Costal nervure of fore-wings bifid, or connected 

 with the sub-costal by an oblique nervule. Costal nervure of 

 hind-wings free, and the sub-costal arched. 



A small family of East Indian moths. 



GENUS ACHROSIS. 



Achrosis, Guenee, Spec. Gen. Lepid. Uran. et Phal. ii. p. 539 

 (1857); Walker, List Lepid. Ins. Brit. Mus. xxv. p. 1476 

 (1862). 



Pagrasa, Walker, op. at. xxiv. p. 1086 (1862). 



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