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excavated, or denticulated, along the exterior border; second infe- 

 rior vein not more remote from the third than from the first; fourth 

 very remote from the third. Hind wings with the exterior border 

 slightly excavated. 



America. 



Group 1. 



Caput longi-conicum, acuminatum. Ala? anticae apice subha- 

 matae, margine exteriore undulato, perobliquo ; posticae acuminatae, 

 margine exteriore subexcavato et undulato non denticulato. 



Head elongate-conical, acuminated. Fore wings slightly 

 hooked at the tips, undulating, and very oblique along the exterior 

 border. Hind wings acuminated, slightly excavated, and undula- 

 ting, but not denticulated along the exterior border. 



1. Calliomma Nomius. 



Cervina ; thorax plagis duahus maximis lateralibus Jirigonis ob- 

 scure fer rug ineis ; abdomen fasciculo apicali longo nigricante ; 

 alee anticce obscure ferruginece, lineis variis cinereis guttisque 

 exterioribus nigris, striga costali elongata trigona cervina, 

 gutta discali argentea, gutta majore posteriore testacea macu- 

 laque cinerea ; posticce ferruginece, apud costam testacea. 



Calliomma Nomius, Boisd. 3ISS. 



Fawn-colour. Thorax with a very large triangular dark fer- 

 ruginous patch on each side. Abdomen with a lung apical blackish 

 tuft. Fore wings dark ferruginous, with various cinereous lines, 

 and some exterior black dots ; an elongated triangular fawn- 

 coloured streak along the costa, a silvery discal dot, and a larger 

 posterior testaceous dot, between which and the interior border 

 there is a cinereous spot. Hind wings dark ferruginous, testaceous 

 along the costa, and with testaceous cilise. Length of the body 16 

 lines ; of the wings 32 lines. 



a. Brazil. From M. Becker's collection. 



Group 2. 



Caput conicum, obtusum. Aloe anticaB hamatas, acutae, mar- 

 gine exteriore convexo, vix emarginato, apicem versus concavo ; 



