868 CATALOGUE OF 



Bleptina Ophelasalis. 



Mas. Cinerea, gracilis, fusco conspersa ; palpi graciles,fimbriati, 

 porrecti aut vix ascendentes, thorace non breviores ; antennce 

 subsetulosce ; alee elongate, linea exteriore nigra obliqua sub- 

 undulata, lunulis marginalibus nigris ; antica subfalcata 

 nigro varice, linea exteriore vix flexa, reniformi e striga alba 

 vix arcuata, striga alba subapicali recta descendente. 



Male, Cinereous, slender, thickly speckled with brown. Palpi 

 slender, fringed, porrect or hardly ascending, as long as the thorax ; 

 third joint very acute, about one-third of the length of the second. 

 Antennae slender, very minutely setulose. Abdomen not extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Wings elongate ; exterior line black, oblique, 

 slightly undulating ; marginal lunules black. Fore wings subfal- 

 falcate, with some black spaces; exterior border hardly bent ; reni- 

 forra mark indicated by a white hardly curved streak ; another white 

 streak proceeding directly hindward from near the tip of the costa. 

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



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



Bleptina Ceusalis. 



Fcem. Pallide testacea ; palpi longi, arcuati, ascendentes, vix fim- 

 briati ; antenna sat validce ; alee sat angusta, lunuils mar- 

 ginalibus fuscis ; anticce subfalcata, lineis et spatio marginali 

 pallide fuscis, linea interiore recta, lineis media et exteriore 

 undulatis parallelis, linea submarginali pallida undulata, reni- 

 formi subobsoleta, margine exteriore subconvexa subobliqua. 



Female, Pale testaceous-cinereous, rather slender. Palpi 

 long, curved, hardly fringed, rising high above the vertex ; third 

 joint very acute, much shorter than the second. Antennae mo- 

 derately stout. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind 

 wings. Legs smooth. Wings rather narrow ; marginal lunules 

 brown. Fore wings subfalcate ; lines and marginal space pale 

 brown ; interior line straight ; middle and exterior lines undulating, 

 parallel; submarginal linejpale, undulating ; reni form mark almost 

 obsolete ; exterior border slightly convex and oblique. Length of 

 the body 3^ lines ; ofthe wings 10 lines. 



Like B. Pollesalis and the two following species in structure. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



