46 CATALOGUE OF 



10. Clysia SUBOPALARIA. 



Mas. — Alba, sat robusta ; palpi subascendentes, subangulati, supra 

 fuscescentes, articulo 3o longi-conico ; thorax antice subtesta- 

 ceus ; abdominis latera fasciculata ; tibia posticce incrassatce ; 

 ala subtestacea, subopalince, nigro subconspersce, lineis tribus 

 obliquis diffusis subundulatis valde indistinctis, punctis exte- 

 rioribus nigris ; anticce apice rectangulata, margine exteriore 

 subangulato ; postica angulatce. Fcem ? — Palpi articulo 3o 

 Ion go cylindrico ; tibiae postica non incrassatce, ala cinereo- 

 albce,fusco subconspersa, fimbria nigro punctata. 



Male. White, rather stout. * Palpi slightly ascending, brownish 

 above, very slightly angular ; third joint elongate-conical, about 

 one-third of the length of the second. Antennae stout. Thorax 

 with a slight testaceous tinge in front. Abdomen with tufts along 

 each side towards the tip, which does not extend beyond the hind 

 wings ; anal appendages rather large. Hind tibiae incrassated. 

 Wings above with a very slight testaceous tinge, slightly and mi- 

 nutely black-speckled, with a slight opaline tinge, which is most 

 prevalent on the under side ; three oblique diffuse slightly undulating 

 and very indistinct lines, which are a little darker than the ground 

 hue ; a row of exterior black points which are most apparent on the 

 under side. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; exterior border 

 slightly angular, its hind part very oblique. Hind wings with the 

 exterior border distinctly angular. Length of the body 9 lines ; of 

 the wings 20 lines. 



a. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



Female P White, rather stout. Palpi angular, slightly as- 

 cending, extending rather beyond the head ; third joint cylindrical, 

 conical at the tip, nearly as long as the second. Abdomen not ex- 

 tending beyond the hind wings. Hind tibiae not incrassated. Wings 

 cinereous-white, slightly and very minutely brown-speckled, with an 

 indistinct cinereous middle line ; two rows of black points, which 

 are most apparent on the under side, where there is a slight opaline 

 tinge. Fore wings subfalcate ; exterior border slightly angular ; a 

 very indistinct interior line. Hind wings like those of the male. 

 Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



