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points black, minute ; exterior border slightly convex, moderately 

 oblique. Hind wings whitish, iridescent, nearly hyaline; marginal 

 line brown, slender. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 10 

 lines. 



a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



40. Nephopteryx Extensa. 



Foem. Albida, viridi conspersa ; palpi oblique ascendentes, ver- 

 ticem paullo super antes , articulo 3o lanceolate ; abdomen sub- 

 tus nigro rufoque conspersum ; alee antica? lineis duabus inte- 

 rioribus undulatis e atomis viridibus, fascia exteriore rufes- 

 cente nigro submarginata lineamque denticulatam nigrum et 

 albidam includente, puncto discali punctisque marginalibus 

 nigris ; postica fuscescente-cinerece. 



Female. Whitish. Palpi obliquely ascending, rising a little 

 higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, slender, about one- 

 third of the length of the second. Antennae with black rings. 

 Thorax and fore wings speckled with green. Abdomen speckled 

 beneath with black and red, not extending beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs stout, speckled with black and red. Wings elongate, mode- 

 rately broad, with elongated blackish points on the fringe. Fore 

 wings somewhat rounded at the tips, with two undulating trans- 

 verse interior lines formed of green speckles, and with an irregular 

 reddish exterior band, which is partly bordered with black on the 

 inner side, and is intersected by a black and whitish denticulated 

 line ; discal point and marginal points black ; exterior border con- 

 vex, moderately oblique. Hind wings brownish cinereous, with a 

 brown marginal line. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 

 lines. 



Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry's collection. 



Group n. 



Mas etfeem. Palpi pubescentes, sat graciles, oblique aseend- 

 entes, verticem paullo superantes ; articulus 2us subarcuatus ; 3us 

 lanceolatus, parvus. Antennae maris basi incrassatas. Abdomen 

 alas posticas perpaullo superans. Alee anticae vix acutae ; costa per- 

 parum convexa, margine exteriore convexo subobliquo. 



Male and female. Palpi pubescent, rather slender, obliquely 

 ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex ; second joint 

 slightly curved ; third lanceolate, about one-fourth of the length of 



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