50 CATALOGUE OF 



long, moderately broad. Fore wings subfalcate, cinereous-brown, 

 with a purplish tinge; costa very slightly convex; rather less 

 than the basal half brown, with an oblique outline, including a yel- 

 low dot which represents the orbicular mark, and an interior line, 

 which is dark brown and very indistinct; exterior and submarginal 

 lines dark brown, denticulated, oblique, irregular, indistinct, partly 

 and slightly bordered with white, appearing also on the hind wings, 

 which are cinereous ; a broad oblique apical brown patch termi- 

 nating the submarginal line. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the 

 wings 16 lines. 

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



Group 8. 



50. Hypena obagitalis. 



Mas. Testacea, nigro fuscoque conspersa ; palpi porrecti, lale 

 fasciculati, thorace pavllo breviores, articulo So lanceolato 2i 

 triente non longiore ; abdomen non cristatum ; alee sat angusice, 

 fimbria lata; anticce nonfalcatce, linea submarginali pallida 

 denticulata valde indistincta, lunulis marginalibus atris ; 

 posticce obscure cinerea?, lunulis marginalibus nigricantibus. 



Male. Testaceous, speckled with black and brown, partly ci- 

 nereous beneath. Palpi horizontal, broadly tufted above, a little 

 shorter that the thorax; third joint lanceolate, about one-third of 

 the length of the second, with which it does not form an angle. 

 Abdomen very thickly speckled, except towards the base, not crested. 

 Wings rather narrow ; fringe broad, mostly cinereous. Fore wings 

 acutely rectangular at the tips, not subfalcate ; lines obsolete, except 

 the submarginal one, which is pale, denticulated and very indistinct ; 

 marginal lunules deep black. Hind wings dark cinereous ; marginal 

 lunules blackish. Length of the body 3£ lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Group 9. 



51. Hypena illapsalis. 



Mas. Ochraeea ; palpi rufi, porrecti, subtus pallidi, thorace non 

 breviores, articulo So brevi apice truncato piloso subtus nigri- 

 canie ; alee longiusculce ; anticce. subquadratce vix falcata, 

 lineis interiore et exteriore albidis, hac angulata subobliqtia, 

 ilia subundulata ; posticee lutea , rufescente marginatce. Var. /3. 

 — Ala antica? lilura reniformi nigricante. 



