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Female. Deep ochraceous, paler beneath on the exterior part 

 of the wings. Wings elongate, sprinkled with silvery white ; line 

 blackish brown, bordered with silvery white, very straight and com- 

 plete, extending quite to the tips of the fore wings ; a distinct exte- 

 rior zigzag black line. Fore wings falcate, with a silvery discal spot, 

 and with an interior undulating black and silvery line ; exterior 

 border very straight. Hind wings with the exterior border quite 

 straight, and having no indications of an angle. Length of the body 

 8 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 



This species has a general resemblance to C. striata, but is quite 

 different from it in the structure of the hind wings. 



a. Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Stevens' collection. 



18. Chcerodes transcendens. 



Foera. Cervina ; pedes fusco fasciati et maculati ; alee nigro con- 

 spersce, vix purpurascentes, linea testacea recta intus cervino 

 marginata ; anticce falcatce, lituris costalibus transversis palli- 

 dioribus, costa convexa, margine exterior e non flexo, linea 

 costam versus angulata alba, puncto discali nigro parvo ; pos 

 ticce margine exteriore non angulato. 



Female. Fawn-colour. Legs with brown bands and spots 

 Wings hardly purplish tinged, with very minute black speckles, which 

 are most prevalent on the under side ; line testaceous, straight, dis- 

 tinct, bordered on the inner side with fawn-colour of a deeper tinge 

 than the ground hue of the wing. Fore wings falcate, with some 

 slight transverse paler marks along the costa, which is convex ; ex- 

 terior border slightly convex, not bent; line forming a slightly acute 

 angle near the costa, on approaching which it is white and gradually 

 dilated : discal black point small. Exterior border of the hind wings 

 convex, without any angle. Length of the body 8 ? lines ; of the 

 wings 22 lines. 



This species has some resemblance in structure to C. incurvata, 

 from which it is sufficiently distinguished by the shape of the hind 

 wings. 



a. West Coast of America. Presented by Capt. Kellett and 

 Lieut. Wood. 



19. CH02KODES TEANSLINEATA. 



Mas. Cervina ; alee fusco subconspersa, linea recta ; anticce sub- 

 falcatce, puncto discali nigro 9 costa subconvexa, margine exte- 



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