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denticulated line between the second and third hoary lines, much 

 abbreviated hindward ; marginal points black ; exterior border con- 

 vex, slightly oblique. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 

 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



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



31. Nephopteryx semifuneralis. 



Fcem. Nigricante-cinerea ; palpi graciles, vix arcuati, oblique 

 ascendentes, verticem non superantes, articulo 3o longo lanceo- 

 late ; abdominis segmenta pallido marginata ; alee antica vix 

 acuta, lineis duabus arcuatis lituraque discali arcuata cine- 

 reis nigricanle marginatis, punctis marginalibus nigris ; pot- 

 tica obscure cinerea, linea marginali fusca. 



Female. Blackish cinereous, dingy cinereous beneath. Palpi 

 smooth, slender, hardly curved, obliquely ascending, not rising 

 higher thau the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, nearly as long 

 as the second. Abdomen extending beyond the hind wings ; hind 

 borders of the segments pale cinereous. Wings moderately broad; 

 fringe long, cinereous. Fore wings hardly acute ; middle and ex- 

 terior lines cinereous, undulating, blackish-bordered ; discal mark 

 cinereous, curved; marginal points black; exterior border convex, 

 hardly oblique. Hind wings dark cinereous, very slightly hyaline; 

 marginal line brown. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 

 12 lines. 



a. North America. From Mr. Carter's collection. 



West Indies. 



32. Nephopteryx notatalis. 



Cana ; palpi validi, subsecuriformes, oblique ascendentes, verticem 

 vix superantes, articulo So longi-conico ; antenna? basi incras- 

 sata ; al& anticce angustai, nigricante conspersa?> apice rotun- 

 data, basi nigricantes, plaga costali, gutta discali lineaque 

 exteriore undulata nigricantibus, punctis marginalibus nigris ; 

 postica albida, fere hyalina, striga costali apicali cervina. 



Hoary. Palpi stout, obliquely ascending, slightly curved and 

 securiform, not longer than the breadth of the head, hardly rising 

 higher than the vertex ; third joint elongate-conical, half the length 

 of the second. Antennae incrassated at the base. Fore wings nar- 

 row, rounded at the tips, minutely black-speckled, blackish at the 



