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4. Bleptina Flesalis. 



Mas et foe in. Fuscescente-cinerea ; palpi longi, ascendentes ; alee 

 submargaritacece, lineis denticulatis, interiore et exteriore 

 nigricantibus, submarginali albido-cinerea ; anticce reniformi 

 testacea angusta nigra subinterlineata. Mas. — Palpi fim- 

 briati, articulo 2o subarcuato, 3o suberecto. Fcem. — Palpi 

 articulo 2o arcuato, 3o rejeclo. 



Male and female. Brownish cinereous, mostly cinereous be- 

 neath. Palpi long:, fringed in the male, rising considerably above 

 the head ; second joint vertical, slightly curved in the male, more 

 curved in the female; third joint shorter than the second, nearly 

 vertical in the male, but more inclined hindward in the female. 

 Wings with a slight pearly tinge; lines denticulated ; interior and 

 exterior lines blackish, the former obsolete in the hind wings ; sub- 

 marginal line whitish cinereous ; marginal festoon black or blackish 

 brown. Fore wings with the reniform mark testaceous, narrow, 

 slightly interlined with black. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 11 — 12 lines. 



a — e. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



5. Bleptina Ulrtcusalis. 



Fcem. Cervina ; palpi valde arcuati ; alee anticce lineis distinctis 

 pallidioribus nigro-fusco marginatis, interiore recta, media 

 fusca undulata indistincta, exteriore subundulata costam ver- 

 sus abrupte flexa, submarginali undulata denticulata, orbicu- 

 lari et reniformi pallidis ; posticus cinerece, litura discali 

 lineaque fuscis, fimbria albida. 



Female. Fawn-colour, cinereous beneath. Palpi much 

 curved, extending over the back of the head. Fore wings with the 

 lines distinct, paler than the ground-colour, but bordered with dark 

 brown ; interior line straight; middle line brown, undulating, indis- 

 tinct ; exterior line slightly undulating, abruptly inclined inward 

 towards the costa ; submarginal line undulating and denticulated ; 

 marginal points blackish ; orbicular and reniform marks pale, the 

 former punctiform, the latter very small and including a black 

 point. Hind wings cinereous, darker along the exterior border; 

 discal mark and discal line brown ; fringe whitish. Length of the 

 body 4 lines; of the wings 11 lines. 



a, 6. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



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