LEPIDOPTEEA HETEROCERA. 871 



joint acute, much more than half the length of the second. An- 

 tennae setose. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs smooth. Wings ample. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; 

 interior, exterior and submarginal lines black, zigzag, slender, 

 indistinct ; marginal points black ; orbicular mark forming a white 

 dot; reniform represented by a black spot, which contains an ochra- 

 oeous triangle. Hind wings minutely brown-speckled. Length of 

 the body 6 lines ; of the wings 15 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



Bleptina 2Eatusalis. 



Mas. Fusca, gracilis ; palpi usque ad thoracem recurvi, articulo 

 2o valde arcuato late fimbriate, So recto gracillimo ; antennce 

 valde setosce ; abdomen alas posticas paullo superans ; pedes 

 subpilosi, tibiis anlicis testaceo fasciculatis ; alee angustce, 

 subpurpurascentes, apud medium pallide lutece nigricante con- 

 spersce, linea submarginali pallide lutea subrecta nigricante 

 submarginata, linea marginali nigricante; anticce subfal- 

 catce, costa basi convexa, margine exteriore sat obliquo. 



Male. Brown, slender, cinereous beneath. Palpi recurved 

 over the head to the fore part of the thorax ; second joint much 

 curved, broadly fringed ; third straight, acute, very slender, much 

 shorter than the second. Antennae very setose. Abdomen ex- 

 tending a little beyond the hind wings. Legs slightly pilose ; fore 

 tibiae tufted with testaceous hairs. Wings narrow, with a slight 

 purplish tinge, here and there pale luteous and blackish-speckled in 

 the middle part ; submarginal line pale luteous, nearly straight, 

 slightly blackish-bordered; marginal line blackish. Fore wings 

 sub falcate ; costa convex towards the base ; orbicular and reniform 

 marks not distinguishable ; exterior border rather oblique. Length 

 of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Structure of B. hastiferalis. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



Bleptina Omariusalis. 



Fcem. Albido-cinerea, robusta, roseo conspersa; palpi longi, 

 compressi, subarcuati, ascendentes, articulo 2o lato fimbriato, 

 3o gracillimo ; abdomen fasciis diff'usis ochraceis, alas pos- 



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