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this character they are alike to Renia, from which they may be dis- 

 tinguished by their slender body, and by the palpi of the female, 

 which do not differ from those of the male. 



20. Herminia Phalerosalis. 



Mas et fcem. Pallide cervina; palpi longi, subascendentes, supra 

 sub fimbria ti ; antennce pubescentes, setosce ; alee lineis interiore 

 et submarginali testaceis, ilia recta non obliqua nigricante 

 extus marginata, linea submarginali obliqua antice arcuata, 

 reniformi e striga testacea punctisque duobus nigris. 



Male and female. Pale fawn-colour. Palpi long, slightly 

 ascending, slightly fringed above ; second joint slightly curved in 

 the male, straight in the female ; third joint half the length of the 

 second in the male, shorter in the female. Antennae pubescent and 

 with the usual setse. Wings with the interior and submarginal 

 lines testaceous ; interior line straight, upright, with a blackish 

 outer border, indistinct on the hind wings ; submarginal line more 

 distant than usual from the exterior border, oblique, with a curve 

 towards the costa, accompanied by a blackish inner line ; marginal 

 festoon black. Fore wings with the reniform mark represented by a 

 testaceous streak, having a black point at each end. Length of the 

 body 3J — 4 lines; of the wings 10 — 12 lines. 



a, b. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



21. Herminia Salusalis. 



Mas et foem. Pallide cervina nigro conspersa ; alee anticce lineis 

 interiore et exteriore obsoletis, linea media recta obliqua nigri- 

 cante, submarginali e guttis nonnullis nigris pallido notatis, 

 reniformi e macula testacea nigro notata. Mas. — Palpi recti, 

 validi. Fcem. — Palpi arcuati, tenuiores. 



Male and female. Pale fawn-colour, speckled with black. 

 Palpi of the male straight, stout, thickly clothed, obliquely as- 

 cending; second joint tufted above; third obtuse at the tip, not 

 more than one-third of the length of the second. Palpi of the 

 female longer and more slender; second joint curved ; third lanceo- 

 late, slender, full one-third of the length of the second. Antenna? 

 of the male with very short setae. Fore wings with the interior and 

 exterior lines obsolete; middle line straight, oblique, blackish, 



