54 CATALOGUE OF 



24. Nephopteryx metagrammalis. 



Mas. Cinereo-cana ; alee anticce lineis paucis obscurioribus den- 



ticulatis subobsoletisy linea submarginali pallida vix undu- 



lata, punctis duobus discalibus nigricantibus, punctis mar- 



yinalibus nigricantibus, macula postica basali nigra ; postica 



albidce, 



Male. Cinereous-hoary. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis 



distinct. Palpi straight, stout, nearly erect, rising higher than the 



vertex; third joint extremely minute. Antennae stout, smooth, in- 



crassated towards the base. Fore wings narrow, rounded at the 



tips, with a few darker denticulated nearly obsolete transverse lines ; 



submarginal line paler than the ground hue, hardly undulating; 



two discal transversely-situate blackish points; marginal points 



blackish ; a black spot near the interior border towards the base. 



Hind wings whitish, iridescent ; fringe white. Length of the body 



5 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



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25. Nephopteryx transitella. 



Fcem. Cinerea ; alee anticce cance, postice cinerece, lineis duabus 

 nigricantibus undulatis dentatis sat diffusis, gutta discali 

 nigricante elongata, punctis marginalibus nigris ; posticce 

 eeneo subtinetce. 



Female. Cinereous. Proboscis distinct. Palpi slightly de- 

 cumbent, pubescent, rather stout ; third joint elongate-conical, full 

 half the length of the second. Antenna? rather stout. Abdomen 

 extending a little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings rather nar- 

 row, hardly acute, mostly hoary, except towards the interior border; 

 interior and exterior lines blackish, undulating, dentate, rather dif- 

 fuse; discal dot blackisb, elongated ; marginal points black ; costa 

 straight; exterior border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings 

 with a slight aeneous tinge. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 14 lines. 



a. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



26. Nephopteryx clarioralis. 



Fcem. Cinerea) caput et thorax anticus nigricante- cinerea ; alee 

 antica nigra subconspersce 9 ferrugineo varice, apice rotundatis. 



