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9. DlCHELIA FURCATANA. 



Mas. Pallide aurato-jlava, subtus alba; alee anticce acuta, stri- 

 gulis plurimis transversis ochraceis, strigulis nonnullis basali- 

 bus, fascia media undulata strigam emittente fasciaque obliqua 

 exteriore strigam emittente ochraceis fusco marginatis ; posticus 

 alba. 



Male. Pale gilded yellow, white beneath. Palpi obliquely 

 ascending, much shorter than the breadth of the head ; third joint 

 extremely minute. Antennas minutely setulnse. Thorax with an 

 ochraceous band. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 

 wings; appendages rather long, very pilose. Fore wings acute, 

 with many minute transverse ochraceous streaks, and with some 

 brown-bordered ochraceous marks; these form a few little streaks 

 at the base, an oblique undulating band that emits a streak from 

 its inner side to the interior border, and is connected on the interior 

 angle with a more slender oblique band ; the latter emits a short 

 streak on its inner side; costa convex; exterior border hardly con- 

 vex, hardly oblique. Hind wings white. Length of the body 

 3^ lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



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

 South America. 



10. DlCHELIA VENEZUELANA. 



Mas. Pallide cinereo-cervina ; aim elongate, strigis plurimis 

 transversis obscurioribus ; antica acuta, punctis nonnullis 

 nigris, macula costali elongata trigona cervina punctisque 

 tribus nigris contiguis, fimbria cervina; postica pallide 

 cinerea. 



Male. Pale cinereous fawn-colour. Palpi porrect, shorter 

 ! than the breadth of the head; second joint fringed above; third 

 conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Ab- 

 domen hardly extending beyond the hiud wings. Wings elongate, 

 with numerous transverse darker streaks. Fore wings acute, with black 

 points on several of the streaks, and with an elongated triangular 

 fawn-coloured costal spot, which has three black points on its inner 

 side; fringe fawn-colour; costa very slightly convex towards the 

 base; exterior border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings 

 pale cinereous. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



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



