LEPIDOPTEBA HETEROCERA. 59 



South America. 



35. Nephopteryx indistinctalis. 



Fusca ; corpus subtus album ; palpi breves, sub ascend entes ; an- 

 tenna longiuscula ; abdomen cinereum, alas posticas longe 

 superans ; ala anticce angustcs, subacute, nigro conspersce, 

 fasciis tribus nigricantibus nigro marginatis, punctis mar- 

 ginalibus nigricantibus ; postica ceneo~cinerea>. 



Brown, white beneath. Palpi short, slightly ascending. An- 

 tennae rather long. Abdomen cinereous, extending much beyond 

 the hind wings. Fore wings narrow, slightly acute, speckled with 

 black, with three blackish black -bordered bands ; marginal points 

 blackish ; exterior border very oblique. Hind wings aeneous- 

 cinereous. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



36. Nephopteryx btfascialis. 



Fcem. Fuscescente-cinerea ; corpus subtus album ; palpi lan- 

 ceolati, subascendentes, sat breves; abdomen alas posticas 

 paullo superans, segmentis pallido marginatis ; alee anticce 

 acutce, sordide ochracece, fasciis duabus fuscis albo sabulosis, 

 la basali, 2a cinereo marginata antice dilataia, nebulis mar- 

 ginalibus fuscis, punctis marginalibus nigris ; postica? ameo- 

 cinerea?, subhyalina;, punctis marginalibus fuscis, 



. Female. Brownish cinereous, pale beneath. Body white be- 

 neath. Proboscis distinct. Palpi lanceolate, very slightly ascend- 

 ing, much shorter than the breadth of the head ; third joint cine- 

 reous, less than half the length of the second. Abdomen extending 

 a little beyond the hind win»s ; hind borders of the segments pale. 

 Fore wings acute, dull ochraceous, with two dark brown bands, 

 which are sprinkled with white ; first band basal ; second much di- 

 lated in front, bordered with pale cinereous ; marginal space partly 

 clouded with brown ; marginal points black. Hind wings aeneous- 

 cinereous, slightly hyaline ; marginal points brown. Length of the 

 body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



37. Nephopteeyx squalida. 



Mas. Cinereo-fusca ; palpi oblique ascendentes, verticem per- 

 paullo superantes, articulo 3o lanceolato ; antenna basiincras- 



