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wings. Fore-wings with the interior, exterior and sub-marginal 

 lines black, dentate, indistinct ; marginal points black ; fringe pale 

 cinereous. Hind-wings with a brownish tinge exteriorly. 



Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



Brazil. 



Fam. SCOPARID^, Guen. 



Genus ScopARiA, Haw. 



Scoparia fascia lis. 



Mas. — Albido*cinerea, palpis parvis latis, antennis pubescenti- 

 bus, thoracis lateribus anticis fuscis, abdomine sub-carinato 

 lateribus sub-fasciculatis, alis fusco-punctatis, alis anticis 

 fasciis tribus fuscis diffusis, la basali, 3a marginali, alis pos- 

 ticis semi-hyalinis. 



Male. — Whitish-cinereous, white beneath. Palpi short, broad. 

 Antennae pubescent. Thorax brown on each side in front. Ab- 

 domen extending beyond the hind-wings, slightly keeled, with 

 small tufts along each side. Tibiae and tarsi with black bands. 

 Wings with large brown speckles. Fore-wings with three diffuse 

 brown bands ; 1st band nearly basal ; 3rd on the exterior border ; 

 speckles more numerous along the costa than elsewhere. Hind- 

 wings semi-hyaline. 



Length of the body 41 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



Canada. 



Scoparia stupidalis. 



Mas, — Cinerea, palpis angustis sub-ascendentibus anticulo 3o 

 elongato lanceolato, antennis pubescentibus, alis anticis nigri- 

 cante conspersis basi et apud marginem exteriorem nigri- 

 cante sub-nebulosis, lineis duabus nigris denticulatis, alis 

 posticis albido-cinereis. 



Male. — Cinereous, paler beneath. Palpi slender, slightly as- 

 cending, extending somewhat beyond the head ; 3rd joint lanceo- 

 late, shorter than the 2nd. Antennae pubescent. Abdomen 

 whitish-cinereous, extending somewhat beyond the hind-wings ; 

 apical tuft thick, close. Fore-wings minutely blackish-speckled; 

 basal space and some parts of the surface about the exterior 

 border diffusedly blackish ; interior and exterior lines black, 

 denticulated. Hind-wings whitish cinereous. 



Length of the body 4 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



Brazil. 



