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whitish-bordered on the outer side ; the whole space beyond it paler 

 and lilac-tinged ; black speckles very minute, more prevalent on the 

 under side ; discal point black. Fore wings slightly falcate, with 

 the line forming an angle towards the tip ; two more interior indis- 

 tinct ochraceous undulating diffuse slightly oblique lines ; costa 

 hardly convex ; exterior border straight. Length of the body 6 lines ; 

 of the wings 14 lines. 



Kio Janeiro. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



b. — ? 



30. Drepanodes sublustraria. 



Foem. Olivacea, subtus la>teflava 7'ufo conspersa ; alee linea exte- 

 riore recta albida obliqua subrecta, spatio submarginali glau- 

 cescente nitente, fascia subtus submarginali rufa; antica sub- 

 f ale at a, fascia interiore undulata rufeseente, costa valde convexa, 

 linea subtus submarginali nivea antice dilatata ; postica? linea 

 interiore rufa. 



Female. Olive-colour, bright yellow and thickly speckled with 

 minute red transverse marks beneath. Wings transversely speckled 

 with red, with a whitish almost straight exterior line, which extends 

 from two-thirds of the length of the interior border of the hind wings 

 to beyond five-sixths of the length of the costa of the fore wings ; 

 submarginal space with a shining glaucous tinge ; under side with 

 a submarginal red band. Fore wings subfalcate, with a dull red un- 

 dulating interior band ; costa very convex ; under side with a shining 

 white submarginal line, which is dilated towards the costa. Hind 

 wings beneath with an interior red Hue, which is parallel to the sub- 

 marginal band. Length of the body 4j lines ; of the wiugs 12 

 lines. 



a. Para. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



31. Drepanodes? Luciata. 



Cinerascens ; aim longiuseula, fusco strigatce, linea recta lutescente ; 

 antita falcatce, costam versus sublutescentes, costa convexa 

 nigra, striga fusca subcostali brevi obliqua ; postica? linea ex- 

 teriore fusca. 



Phalaena-Geometra Luciata, Stoll. Cram. Pap. Exot. v. 56, pi. 12, 

 f. 5. 



Surinam. 



