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7. Halesa glauca, n.s. 
Wings above shining violet-grey, rather more rosy 
towards the external borders ; primawies crossed at basal 
third by an olivaceous stripe beginning in a triangular 
costal patch of the same colour ; a broad olivaceous band 
beyond the middle, slightly narrowing towards the inner 
margin, and bounded externally by an elbowed leaden- 
erey line beginning in a short oblique creamy whitish 
costal dash; costal border creamy whitish; external 
border sometimes well defined and purple towards the 
external angle, its inner edge zigzag ; fringe ferruginous ; 
secondaries crossed before the middle by a rather broad 
olivaceous band, which is limited externally by a central 
leaden-grey line; the latter terminates upon the abdo- 
minal border in a creamy whitish dash ; external border 
purplish, ill-defined; fringe ferruginous; thorax pale 
violet-grey; abdomen pale greyish brown; antenne, 
palpi, and upper surface of legs buff; under surface 
silvery grey, striated with pale llacine-grey; primaries 
with pale buff costal margin; an oblique white discal 
line; external area towards the angle purplish; fringe 
testaceous ; secondaries whiter than the primaries, 
with well-defined purplish external border ; costal border 
tinted with buff; fringe golden ferruginous ; body and 
legs below whitish ; expanse of wings, 1 inch 38 lines. 
Urugaca, Rio Jurua, 7th November, 1874; Boaventura, 
Rio Jutahi, 24th January; Boa Vista, 1st February ; 
Santarem, 4th February, 1875. 
It is just possible that this may be the Phalena violacea 
of Sepp, but I think not; his figure is evidently a very 
poor one, whatever it is meant for. 
CRATOPTERA, Guenée. 
8. Cratoptera brunnea, ni. 8. 
Sandy testaceous, the wings with the outer half washed 
with reddish, which becomes more intense towards the 
external borders, the whole surface irrorated with black ; 
a dark olive-brown oblique line from the apex of the 
primaries to just above the middle of the abdominal 
border of secondaries ; primaries crossed at basal third 
by an elbowed slender dark brown line ; two very oblique 
dark brown costal dashes, the first from the middle of 
