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47. Nephopteryx? Harpaxalis. 



Mas. Cinerea ; palpi oblique ascendentes, articulo So longo li- 

 neari ; abdomen alas posticas fere dimidio superans ; alee an- 

 ticce subacute, lineis fuscescentibus undulatis denticulatis 

 indistinctis valde obliquis pallido marginatis, linea marginali 

 nigricante, punctis costalibus subapicalibus albidis, margine 

 interiore basi subconvexo ; posticus linea submarginali pallida 

 indistincta. 



Male. Cinereous, a little paler beneath. Palpi obliquely as- 

 ' cending; third joint linear, rounded at the tip, more than half the 

 length of the second. Abdomen extending for nearly half its length 

 beyond the hind wings. Fore wings a little broader than those of 

 iV. Etolusalis, more acute at the tips, and slightly convex towards 

 the base of the interior border; lines brownish, very oblique, undu- 

 lating, denticulated, indistinct, pale-bordered ; marginal line black- 

 ish ; costal subapical points whitish. Hind wings with an indistinct 

 pale submarginal line. Length of the body 5£ lines ; of the wings 

 11 lines. 



Ceylon. Io-.Hr. Layard's collection. 



48. Nephopteryx? Cyllusalis. 



Foem. Cinereo-fusca, N. Etolusali affinis ; al& anticce lineis ni- 

 gris deviis rugosis cinereo maryinatis, linea exteriore valde 

 jiexa, reniformi e punctis nigris, plaga postica cinerea indis- 

 tincta lineam nigram angulatam includente, strigis submar- 

 ginalibus cinereis, linea marginali nigra interrupta ; posticce 

 hyaline, fusco late marginatm. 



Female. Cinereous-brown, more cinereous beneath, like N. 

 Etolusalis in structure. Fore wings with black irregular cinereous- 

 bordered partly raised mostly complete lines ; exterior line much 

 bent, its hind part more distinct than the other lines ; reniform 

 mark indicated by a few black points ; an indistinct cinereous patch 

 by the middle of the interior border, traversed by an angular black 

 line, whereas the corresponding line in N. Etolusalis is straight ; 

 submarginal streaks cinereous ; marginal line black, interrupted. 

 Hind wings vitreous, with broad brown borders. Length of the 

 body 4 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 



Ceylon. In Mr. Layard's collection. 



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