ill) NOCTrTB.T. 



l)rown streaks ; postmeilial line white defiiiecl on Inner side by a 

 tine l)ro\vn line and on outi-r l)y a eliocolate-brown band diffused 

 outwardh", slightly excurved below costa, then obliquely incurved ; 

 the terminal area deep purple-grey with traces of a waved dark 

 subterininal line excurved at middle ; a deep chocokte-brown spot 

 at apex and a rather i)unctiform black terminal line ; cilia grey at 

 base, fuscous at tips. Hind wing pale greyish suffused with red- 

 brown, the terminal area darker brown defined on inner side by the 

 slight whitish jjostmedial line from vein 6 to tornus ; a fine diirk 

 terminal line ; cilia with a pale line at base ; the underside whitish 

 tinged and irrorated with brown, a sliglit dark discoidal point and 

 traces of a postmedial line from costa to vein 5. 



ll((h. Clua, Santiago (.SV//r^?^s), 8 d , 3 $ . Exij. 26-30 millim. 



7882. Phurys lima. (Plate CCXXIV. fig. G.) 



Thirys lima, Giien. Noct. iii. p. 305 (1852); Smitli, Cat. Noct. X. Am. 



p. J3o7. 

 Poa'phila ohversa, Wlk. xir. 1473 (1858). 

 Foaphila dissociaus, Wlk. xiy. 1477 (1858). 



6 . Head and thoi-ax pale pm-plish grey suffused with red-brown ; 

 abdomen pale gre}'' suffused Anth red-brown. Fore wing ]:)ak! 

 ])m-plish grey tinged with i-ed-brown and irrorated Avith dark 

 brown ; a slight dark subbasal line from costa to submedian fold ; 

 a small round black spot above inner margin before the antemedial 

 line, which is whitish defined on outer side hy black-brown excejit 

 at costa, rather diffused especially on inner area, evenly incurved ; 

 reniform faintly defined at sides by brown ; postmedial line whitish 

 defined on inner side by a fine brown line and on oviter bv bkick- 

 brown suffusion, arising from costa towards apex and obliquely 

 incurved ; a subterminal series of slight blackish points on the 

 veins ; a terminal series of minute blackish points. Hind -wing 

 greyish suffused with brown ; a slight whitish postmedial line from 

 below costa to inner margin towards tornus; the underside whitish 

 thickly iiTorated with brown. 



Hah. U.S.A., New York, Southci-n States, 1 S , Georgia, 1 S 

 type ohversa, Texas, Dallas (Boll), \ 6 ; Hab. igx., 1 6 type 

 (lissocians. Exp. 38-40 millim. This may be the male' of 

 P. histrigata. 



7883. Phurys herbanim. (Plate CCXXIV. fig. 7.) 



Poaphila herharum, Giien. Noct. iii. p. 303 (1858); Smith, Cat. Noct. 



N. Ara. p. 357. 

 Celiptera bifasciata, Bates, Can. Ent. xviii. p. 91 (1886). 



S . Head, thorax, and abdomen whitish tinged with red-brown. 

 Fore wing i)ale jturplisli grey suffused with red-brown and iiTorated 

 with dark brown ; a small round black spot above inner margin 

 before the antemedial line, which is jtale yellow defined on outer 

 side by black-brown, arising at sulicostal nervm-e and rather 



