236 CATALOGUE OF 



Apicia INCKASSATA. 



Faem. Testae eo - ciner ea , cr assa ; pa/pi subascen denies, articulo So 

 longi-conico ; abdomen alas posticus paullo superans ; tibia 

 postica vix incrassatce ; alee nigro fuscoque conspersa, linea 

 exteriore recta obliqua nigricanle inlus fusco nebulosa extus 

 albido marginata ; anticce acuta?, siriga obliqua discali striya- 

 que interiore postica angulata nigris, margine exteriore flexo ; 

 postica subpallidiores. 



Female. Testaceous-cinereous, very robust. Palpi slightly 

 ascending ; third joint elongate-conical, full one-fourth of the 

 length of the second. Abdomen extending a little beyond tbe hiud 

 wings. Hind tibiae hardly incrassated. Wings black-and-brown- 

 speckled ; exterior line straight, oblique, blackish, shaded with dark 

 brown on the inner side and concisely bordered with whitish on the 

 outer side ; the brown hue not apparent on the hind wings. Fore 

 wings acute, with an oblique black discal streak, and with an angu- 

 lar black stveak hindward and nearer the base; exterior border dis- 

 tinctly bent. Hind wings a little paler than tbe fore wings. 

 Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings L6 lines. 



Kio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



Apicia? extimaria. 



Mas. Albido-cinerea, vix robusta ; palpi fuscescentes, subas- 

 cendentes, angulati, articulo So gracili cylindrico 2i dimidio 

 longiore ; antenna pubescentes ; abdominis fasciculus apicalis 

 longiusculus ; tibia posticce incrassnta ; alee tenues, nigro sub' 

 conspersa, puncto discali nigro, linea pallide fusca vix con- 

 spicua, fimbria alba nigro punctata. 



Male. Whitish cinereous, hardly stout. Palpi brownish, 

 slightly ascending; third joint slender, cylindrical, more than half 

 the length of the second, with which it forms an angle. Antennae 

 pubescent. Abdomen with a rather long apical tuft. Hind tibiae 

 incrassated. Wings delicate, minutely black-speckled, with a black 

 discal point and with a pale brown very indistinct line; fringe 

 white, with black points opposite the veins. Length of the body 6 

 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



