in the Collection of W. IV. Saunders, Esq. 109 



Female. — Cinereous-brown. Palpi porrect, longer than the 

 breadth of the head ; 3rd joint elongate-conical, about one-third 

 of the length of the 2nd. Abdomen not extending beyond t!ie 

 hind-wings. Fore-wings acute, with four irregular and incomplete 

 ochraceous and white bands; costa straight ; exterior border con- 

 vex, very oblique hindward. Hind-wings pale cinereous. 



Length of the body 2^ lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



This species forms a new section and differs much from the 

 typical form of the genus. 



Brazil. 



Hypena Mmusalis. 



Foem. — Fuscescente cinerea, palpis porrectis longissimis, alis 

 anticis acutis vix falcatis, lineis basali et interiore nigris un- 

 dulatis, spatio intermedio obscure fusco, linea arcuata nigra 

 apud angulum interiorem. 



Female. — Brownish-cinereous. Palpi porrect, full twice longer 

 than the breadth of the head ; ord joint slender, linear, as long as 

 the 2nd. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind-wings. Fore- 

 wings acute, almost sub-falcate ; basal and interior lines black, 

 undulating ; space between them mostly dark brown ; a curved 

 black line extending from the exterior border to the interior 

 border and inclosing a small space about the interior angle ; costa 

 straight ; exterior border convex hindward. Hind-wings without 

 markings. 



Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Cape. 



Hypena ? murina. 



Mas. — Murina, sat gracilis, fronte tumida, antennis sub-setulosis, 



abdomine siib-attenuato, alis anticis apice rotundatis, orbi- 



culari et reniformi e guttis duabus nigris, linea exteriore nigra 



undulata non obliqua, linea sub-marginali cinerea angulosa in- 



distincta, linea marginali e lunulis nigris, costa cinereo-notata. 



Male. — Cinereous-brown or mouse- colour, rather slender, front 



tumid. Antenna} very minutely setulose. Abdomen somewhat 



attenuated, extending a little beyond the hind-wings. Hind-tibite 



with long spurs. Fore-wings rounded at their tips, with the reni- 



form mark distinguished by two black dots ; exterior line black, 



slender, undulating, upright ; sub-marginal line cinereous, zigzag, 



indistinct; marginal line composed of slender black liinules; costa 



