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interior Lordcr, like those of the fore wiiig.s. Length of tlie bt)ily 

 .'U lines; of the fore wings 10 lines. 



3G. Hydkelia tekminata. Fann. Cinerea, palpis squanioso 

 iimbriatis oljliijui; aseendentibus verticem nou siii)eraiitil-)us, aiti- 

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

 anticis purpurascente chal}'b;eo et viridescente subtinctis apiee 

 subrotundatis, fascia marginali fusca intus valide rotundata; alis 

 posticis pallide fuscis. 



Female. Cinereous, rather stout. Proboscis long, stout. Pal])! 

 slender, obliquely ascending, not rising higher than the vi'rtt'X, 

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

 length of the 2nd. Anteinice slender. A1)domen extending a 

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

 tips, with an indistinct })urplish and c]ialy])eous and pale grecuisli 

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

 on the inner side; exterior border slightly rounded, hardly obli(jue. 

 Hind wings pale brown above. Wings beneath with a brown 

 discoidal dot, and a l)rown marginal festoon. Length of the body 

 4^ lines; of the fore wuigs 11 lines. 



37. MlCRA CONVEKCENS. Mas. rallidissinie testaciBa sul)tus 

 albida; palpis porrectis cajiut longe su})erantibus, articulo 3° 

 lanceolato; alis anticis acutis, apud mai'ginem exteriorem fusco 

 ])allido nebulosis, lineis (juatuor obli.juis fuseis, 3^ et 4° versus 

 marginem exteriorem testaceo pallido marginatis; alis posticis 

 all)idis. 



Mule. Very pale testaceous, whitish beneath. Palpi slench r, 

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

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

 towards the exterior border with pale brown, adorned with four 

 oblique tawny lines; 1st line extendiug from near the base t(» the 

 costa at half the length; 2nd, ."h-d, and -llli converging slightly 

 towards the costa, (»n ap[)roaciiing whicii tlicy are reti-acted; 3rd 

 and 4th ni(»st]y in tlic lirownish part, wlici'e tiiey are bordered 

 with pale testaceous on tlie outer side; a sulnaarginal ]>ale 

 testaceous festoon, bordered with dariv liidwu on the outer side. 

 Hind wings whitish. Length of the l»od_y l'-' hues; of the wings 

 S lines. 



