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38. HYPENA MACTATALIS. 



Mas. Fuscescente-cinerea ; palpi rufescente-ferruginei, validi, 

 subfasciculatif non ascendentes, thorace vix breviores, arliculo 

 So brevi lanceolate ; abdomen non cristatum ; ala anticce non 

 falcatce, linea interiore albida angulata, exteriore el submargi- 

 nali nigris indistinctis, hac guttulari, striga costali lata al- 

 bida ; poslicce lituris nullis. 



Male. Brownish cinereous. Palpi reddish ferruginous, stout, 

 slightly tufted, not ascen differ, nearly as long as the thorax ; third 

 joint lanceolate, full one-fourth of the length of the second, with 

 which it forms a well-marked angle. Abdomen cinereous, not 

 crested. Fore wings acutely rectangular at the tips, not falcate ; 

 interior line whitish, angular; exterior and submarginal lines black, 

 indistinct, the latter composed of dots ; a broad whitish costal streak 

 extending to the tip of the wing. Hind wings without markings. 

 Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 14 lines. 



a, 6. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Group 3. 



39. HyPENA MINUALIS. 



Mas. Cincrea, fusco et nigricante varia ; ala anticce linea exte- 

 riore flavo-fusca angalosa exlns antice albo maryinata, fas- 

 ciculo discali niyro squamoso, linea submarginali indistincta, 

 macula apicali cinerea, lituris tribus costalibus albis ; posticce 

 nigric antes. 



Hypena minualis, Guen. Delt. et Pyral. 36, 36. 



Brazil. 



40. Hypena pacific alis. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-fusca; palpi thorace vix breviores, arliculo 2a 



latiusculo, So brevi securiformi apice aeuto ; abdomen subcris- 



tatum ; aide anticce acuta, non subfalcatce, margine exteriore 



recto, lineis tribus obscure fuscis denticulatis albido margina- 



tis, linea marginali obscure fusca, orbiculari atra punctij'ormi, 



reniformi nigricante indistincta. 



Male. Ferruginous-brown, somewhat cinereous beneath. Palpi 



hardly as long as the thorax ; second joint rather broad ; third short, 



securiform, terminating in a point. Abdomen slightly crested. 



