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brown streaks ; postmeclial line Avliite defined on inner side b}^ a 

 fine brown line and on outer by a eliocolate-brown band diffused 

 outwardly, sligbtly excurved below costa, then obliquely incurved ; 

 the terminal area deep pui'ple-grey with traces of a waved dark 

 subterminal line excurvecl at middle ; a deep chocolate-brown spot 

 at apex and a rather punctiform 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 postmedial line from vein 6 to tornus ; a fine dark 

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

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

 traces of a postmedial line from costa to vein 5. 



Hah. Cuba, Santiago {Schavs), 3 c? , 3 2 • -E'^i^- 26-30 millim. 



7882. Phurys lima. (Plate CCXXIV. fig. 6.) 



Thurys lima, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 305 (1852) ; Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. 



p. 3.57. 

 Toaphila ohversa, Wlk. xiv. 1473 (1858). 

 Pocvphila dissocians, Wlk. siy. 1477 (1858). 



S ■ Head and thorax pale pm'plish grey suffused with red-brown ; 

 abdomen pale grey suffused with red-brown. Fore wing pale 

 purplish grey tinged v^ith red-brown and irrorated with dark 

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

 a small rotmd black spot above inner margin before the antemedial 

 line, which is whitish defined on outer side by black-brown except 

 at costa, rather diffused especially on inner area, evenly incu.rved ; 

 reniform faintly defined at sides by brown ; postmedial line whitish 

 defined on inner side by a fine brown line and on outer by black- 

 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 

 grejdsh suffused with brown ; a slight whitish postmedial hne from 

 below costa to inner margin towards tornus ; the underside whitish 

 thickly irrorated with brown. 



Hah. U.S.A., New York, Southern States, 1 S , Greorgia, 1 S 

 type ohversa, Texas, Dallas {Boll), 1 S ; Hab. igx., 1 c5' type 

 dissocians. Exp. 38-40 milliin. This may be the male of 

 P. histrigata. 



7888. Phurys herbarum. (Plate CCXXIV. fig. 7.) 



Poaphila herharum, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 303 (1868); Smith, Cat. Noct. 



N. Am. p. 357. 

 Celiptera bifasciata, Bates, Can. Ent. xviii. p. 94 (1886). 



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

 Fore wing pale ptu-plish grey suffiised mth red-brown and irrorated 

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

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

 side by black-brown, arising at subcostal nervure and rather 



