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Hydrophysa Adiantealis. 



Mas. Alba, gracilis ; abdomen alas posticas sat superans ; aim 

 fasciis nonnullis luleis fusco marginatis, fasciis submarginali 

 et marginali bene determinatis ; antica? vix subfalcata ; pos- 

 ticas disco interiore albo strigam lineamque arcuatam fuscas 

 includente, punctis tribus submarginalibus fuscis, margine in- 

 teriore late fimbriato. 



Male. White, slender. Abdomen extending some distance 

 beyond the hind wings. Wings with some luteous brown-bordered 

 bands, of which the submarginal and marginal bands are more con- 

 spicuous and regular than the others. Fore wings hardly subfal- 

 cate. Hind wings with the interior part of the disk white, containing 

 a brown streak, and a more slender curved brown line ; three brown 

 submarginal points ; interior border broadly fringed. Length of the 

 body 3J lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



Hydrophysa Cepiosalis. 



Fcem. Lutea, gracilis ; palpi elongati, disjuncti ; antenna gra- 

 cillima ; abdomen alas posticas sat superans, segmentis albo 

 marginatis ; pedes gracillimi ; aim elongates, lineis albis 

 nigricante marginatis, lituris basalibus albis, linea marginali 

 incompleta, fimbria albida nigricante varia ; anticce acuta, 

 nigricante subconspersae, linea interiore extus arcuata, linea 

 exteriore valde fiexa ; posticas linea interiore recta, linea exte- 

 riore arcuata. 



Female. Luteous, slender. Palpi elongate, parted, white be- 

 neath. Maxillary palpi very distinct. Antennae very slender. Ab- 

 domen extending far beyond the hind wings ; hind borders of the 

 segments white. Legs long, extremely slender. Wings elongate ; 

 lines white, blackish-bordered, marginal line incomplete ; some 

 white marks towards the base ; fringe whitish, here and there 

 blackish. Fore wings acute, here and there slightly blackish- 

 speckled ; interior line curved outward ; exterior line extremely 

 bent. Hind wings with the interior line straight ; the exterior one 

 curved. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



