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25. Drepanodes falcularia. 



Rufo-fermtginea ; alee linea albida recta ; anticce valde falcata, 

 linea costam versus angulata, fasciis duab us inter ioribus nigris 

 postice abbreviatis, spatio exteriore pallidiore, umbra exteriore 

 postica cinerea. 



PhalaBna-Geometra falcularia, Anon. Ins. Surin. 147, pi. 70. 



Surinam. 



26. Drepanodes Byblusaria. 



Mas. Pallide ftava ; antennce pectinatce ; tibia postica valde 

 dilatata ; aim lata, ochraceo conspersa, linea ochracea recta 

 distincta, linea subtus nigra incompleta rufescente marginata ; 

 antica valde falcata, apice rufescentes, lituris duabus subcos- 

 talibus diff'usis rufescentibus linea antice albo punctata. 



Male. Pale yellow. Antenna? moderately pectinated. Abdo- 

 men hardly extending as far as the hind wings. Hind tibiae much 

 dilated. Wings broad, minutely ochraceous-speckled ; line ochra- 

 ceous, straight, distinct; fringe ochraceous ; underside with a black 

 incomplete line, which is diffusedly bordered with reddish, is 

 dilated in the hind wings, and does not correspond to the line above. 

 Fore wings very falcate, excavated behind the tips, which are reddish ; 

 two diffuse reddish subcostal marks, indicating two lines, which are 

 elsewhere obsolete; some white points on the fore part of the line, 

 which has an angle very near the costa. Length of the body 6 lines; 

 of the wings 15 lines. 



a. Brazil. Presented by H. Low, Esq. 



27. Drepanodes Agronaria. 



Mas. Fuscescens ; palpi apice nigri ; antenna pectinata? ; alee 

 ferruginea, longiuscula, sublus flava, linea flava indistincta 

 subrecta albo punctata, linea subtus nigra incompleta ; antica 

 valde falcata, apice rotundata, costa valde convexa, incisura 

 subapicali, margine exteriore subconvexo ; postica fascia exte- 

 riore diffusa nigricante. 



Male. Brownish ; under side and abdomen towards the tip 

 pale cinereous. Antennae moderately pectinated. Palpi with black 

 tips. Abdomen extending as far as the hind wings. Wings ferru- 

 ginous, rather long, yellow beneath ; line yellow, almost straight, 



