848 CATALOGUE OF 



This species may form a new genus, and is even more allied 

 than H. absorptalis to the Geometrites. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



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Ab^ra nactalis. 



Foem. Obscure cupreo-fusca ; fasciculus frontalis porrectus ; 

 palpi ascendentes, verticem longe super antes , articulo So mi- 

 nimo ; antennce subsetosce ; abdomen alas poslicas superans ; 

 alee linea marginali alba ; anticce fasciis duabus purpuras^ 

 cente-chalybeis, la interiore recta obligua, 2a submarginali 

 arcuata, costa subtus basi fasciculata, striga apicali aurato 

 lutea, margine exteriore antice non obliquo postice perobliquo ; 

 posticce striga apud angulum interiorem brevi purpurascente- 

 chalybcea. 



Female. Dark cupreous-hrown. Frontal tuft very promi- 

 nent. Palpi nearly erect, rising high above the vertex ; third joint 

 very minute. Antennae minutely setose. Abdomen extending 

 somewhat beyond the hind wings. Wings with a white marginal 

 line. Fore wings with two purplish chalybeous bands ; the one in- 

 terior, straight, oblique ; the other submarginal, curved, irregular ; 

 costa straight, tufted beneath towards the base, adorned with a 

 gilded luteous apical streak ; exterior border not oblique in front, 

 very oblique hindward. Hind wings with a short purplish chaly- 

 beous streak near the interior angle. 



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Genus GEPHYKA. 



Fcem. Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis distincta. Palpi 

 porrecti, longi, validi; articulus 3us parvus, acutus. Antenna? gra- 

 ciles. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes validi, glabri. 

 Alae breviusculae, latiuscula? ; anticae rectangulatae, costa intus dila- 

 tata et reflexa extus excavata, margine exteriore antico non 

 obliquo ; posticae lituris nullis. 



Female. Body hardly stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi por- 

 rect, stout, much longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint 

 acute, minute. Antennae slender. Abdomen not extending beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs stout, smooth. Wings rather short and 



