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Drepanodes Arnataria. 



Mas. Lcete flava, subtus lutes cens ; caput obscure fuscum; an- 

 tenna subpubescentes ; abdominis fasciculus apicalis longus, 

 albus, sericeus ; alee linea obliqua subarcuata late rufa, fim- 

 bria ochracea, fascia subtus nigra ; antica falcata, linea inte- 

 riore ochracea tenui subarcuata, puncto discali nigro, spatio 

 marginali rufescente, macula apicali nigra, punctis paucis 

 subapicalibus albis nigro signatis. 



Male. Bright yellow, more luteous beneath. Head dark 

 brown. Antennae minutely pubescent. Abdomen with a long 

 white silky apical tuft. Hind tibia? slightly incrassated. Wings 

 with an oblique slightly curved bright red line, which, on the fore 

 wings, ends in a black apical dot, near which it is accompanied by 

 a few white black-marked points ; fringe ochraceous ; under side 

 with a black band corresponding to the red line above. Fore wings 

 falcate, with a slight curved interior ochraceous line, a black discal 

 point and a white costal subapical dot ; space beyond the line and 

 between the fore part of the line and the costa dull reddish ; exte- 

 rior border slightly concave in front. Hind wings with a dull red- 

 dish band along the exterior side of the line. Length of the body 

 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



Drepanodes excavaria. 



Foem. Rufescente-cinerea ; caput et thorax anticus albida ; tihice 

 postica? non incrassata? ; ala nigro subconspersa?, linea albida 

 recta obliqua intus ferrugineo extus nigricante marginata, api- 

 cibus nigricantibus, puncto discali nigro ; antica? valde fal- 

 cata, linea interiore tenui arcuata denticulata. 



Female. Reddish cinereous. Head and fore part of the tho- 

 rax whitish. Hind tibiae not incrassated. Wings minutely black- 

 speckled, with a straight oblique whitish line, which is bordered 

 with ferruginous on the inner side and with blackish on the outer 

 side; the latter hue most apparent towards the blackish tips of the 

 fore wings ; a black discal point on each wing; fringe ferruginous. 

 Fore wings very falcate, with a slight interior curved and denticu- 

 lated line. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



