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nal margin, prominently interrupted at the nervules by paler, some- 

 what ochraceous scales. 



Posterior wings, bluntly produced at apices, which are rounded 

 and hardly prominent. Blackish ; at base, on internal margin, an 

 obscure whitish aggregation of longer scales, and a second similar 

 below the discal cell, further removed towards the middle of the 

 wing. An irregular, pale, ochraceous shade band, coarsely irrorate, 

 interrupted inferiorly and spreading over anal angle. Terminally, 

 the wing is blackish ; along external margin an obscure, irrorate, 

 dark olivaceous ochraceous shade band, prominently interrupted at 

 the nervules ; fringes paler, especially before anal angle. 



Under surface of anterior wings, dull brownish black ; terminal 

 space paler, strigose. Apex and apical interspace, pale testaceous 

 ochraceous, below which the interspaces are stained with reddish 

 and covered with coarse irrorations. Here the exterior transverse 

 lines of the upper surface are vaguely indicated, with similar ochra- 

 ceous lateral shades towards the internal margin. Secondaries, 

 resembling primaries in color ; costa, at base, ochraceous, coarsely 

 irrorate; on internal margin, at base, a pale whitish patch, corres- 

 ponding to that on the upper surface, but continuing, deepening 

 in color and coarsely irrorate, to below the discal cell. An irregular 

 ochraceous, coarsely irrorate subterminal band, corresponding to 

 that on the upper surface, but with a distinct series of black ner- 

 vular dots which are there obsolete. Terminally, the wing is paler 

 brown, strigose. 



Head and thorax above, pale brown, with an obscure purplish 

 shade (somewhat as in Thyreus abbolii) extending over the pro- 

 thorax centrally and laterally. Two lateral, narrow, dark lines 

 extending over the " front " back to the tegulae, which latter are 

 lined, and dark olivaceous blackish brown. Abdomen, bright, 

 rather pale brown above ; at base, two lateral whitish maculations 

 formed of aggregations of long and loose scales, analogous to those 

 on the internal margin of the secondaries, and followed, on the 

 secpnd basal segment, by black scales. Beneath, paler, mixed with 

 ochraceous scales. Lateral thoracic parts covered with sable- 

 brown scales ; legs ochraceous, tarsi darker. 



Expanse ($) 4.10 in. Length of body, 2.00 in. 



