98 Mr. F. Walker's Characters of undescribed Lepidoptera 



less distinct ; marginal points black ; marginal space speckled 

 with pale fawn-colour; underside with numerous irregular luteous 

 speckles. Fore-wings acute ; exterior border distinctly bent ; in- 

 terior line black, undulating; orbicular and reniform marks large, 

 white-bordered, most distinct on the underside. Hind-wings with 

 two exterior parallel, nearly contiguous pale lines. Underside with 

 a white discal mark. 



Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 16 lines. 



Brazil. 



Homoptera gratiosa. 

 Fcem. — Obscure fusca, alis purpurascente sub-tinctis, margine 

 exteriore sub-dentato,lineis quatuor nigris undulatis testaceo- 

 marginatis, punctis marginalibus nigris albido-notatis, reni- 

 formi hyalino notata, alis anticis striga basali nigra, punciis 

 tribus costalibus sub-apicalibus. 



Female. — Dark brown, cinereous beneath towards the base of 

 the wings. Palpi very long ; 3rd joint linear, more slender and 

 rather shorter than the 2nd. Wings slightly purplish-tinged, with 

 the exterior border slightly dentate ; the four lines black, undu- 

 lating, testaceous-bordered, more or less diffuse ; interior line 

 contiguous to a short black streak, which proceeds from the hinder 

 base of the fore-wings ; exterior line reflexed towards the costa 

 of the fore-wings; sub-marginal line less distinct than the others ; 

 marginal points black, whitish marked ; reniform mark of the 

 usual shape, with a white hyaline disk, very small and indistinct 

 in the hind-wings ; underside with the lines obsolete, except the 

 exterior line, which is distinct and limits the testaceous streaks 

 which prevail towards the base. Fore-wings with three costal 

 sub-apical points ; underside with three white dots near the fore 

 end of the exterior border. 



Length of the body 41 lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



Amazon Region. 



Homoptera punctil'mea. 

 Mas. — Fusca, subtus cinerea, sat robusta, palpis porrectis 

 parvis, antennis sub-ciliatis, abdomine acuminato, calcaribus 

 longissimis, alis anticis nigro-conspersis et nebulosis, orbiculari 

 et reniformi nigris parvis, lineis quatuor pallide cervinis nigro- 

 marginatis, la, 2aque sub-undulatis, 3a flexa, 4a angulata 

 indistincta, lunulis punctisque marginalibus nigris. 



Male. — Brown, cinereous beneath, moderately stout. Palpi 

 porrect, short ; 3rd joint minute. Antennae minutely ciliated. 



