128 CATALOGUE OF 



17. Bleptina Phocionalis. 



Foem. Obscure fusca; palpi supra caput reflexi, articulo So 

 arcuato ; alee anticce basi pallide fuscce, lineis pallide fuscis 

 denticulatis nigra ex parte marginatis, orbiculari et reniformi 

 fuscis nigra marginatis, hac subrotunda, ilia parva, punctis 

 marginalibus nigris ; posticce fuscescente-cinerece. 



Female. Dark brown. Palpi reflexed almost horizontally 

 over the head ; third joint curved. Abdomen, hind wings and 

 under side brownish cinereous. Fore wings pale brown at the base : 

 lines pale brown, denticulated, partly bordered with black ; orbicu- 

 lar and reniform marks brown, bordered with black, the former 

 small, the latter nearly round ; marginal points black, like those of 

 the hind winp:s, in which the lines are almost obsolete above. 

 Length of the body 3j lines; of the wings 10 lines. 



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



18. Bleptina Pentheusalis. 



Foem. Nigricante-fusca ; palpi ascendentes, subarcuati, articulo 

 So fasciculato ; tarsorurn articuli apice albi ; alee amplce, 

 lineis nigricantibus undulatis denticulatis indistinctis, inie- 

 riore et media subobsoletis, submarginali e atomis albis, orbi- 

 culari et reniformi obsoletis. 



Female. Blackish brown. Palpi ascending, slightly curved ; 

 third joint with a distinct tuft, bare and slender towards the acute 

 tip. Antennae rather long and slender, with two minute setse on 

 each joint. Joints of the tarsi and spurs of the tibiae with white 

 tips. Wings ample; lines blackish, undulating, denticulated, 

 indistinct; interior and middle lines almost obsolete ; submarginal 

 line distinguished by white flecks ; orbicular and reniform marks 

 obsolete. Hind wings with lines like those of the fore wings. This 

 species has some resemblance to the Hypence. Length of the body 

 6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 



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



