242 CATALOGUE OF 



Bleptina hihtipalpis. 



Mas. Fuscescenfe-cinerea; palpi oblique aseendentes, latissime 

 fimbria ti ; articulus Sus apice nudus peracutus, 2i dimidio 

 brevior; alee anticce subparpurascenies, fusco conspersce et 

 extus nebulosce, lineis interiore et exteriore fuscis denticulatis 

 extus pallido marginatis, linea submarginali nigricante sub- 

 nebulosa ; reniformi nigra oblonga subovata albido conspersa, 

 puncto exteriore elongato nigro. 



Male. Brownish cinereous. Palpi obliquely ascending, very 

 broadly fringed ; third joint bare towards the tip, which is very 

 acute, less than half the length of the second. Antennae minutely 

 setose. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Wings 

 rather broad. Fore wings with a pale purplish tinge, speckled, and 

 on the exterior half partly shaded with brown ; interior and exterior 

 lines brown, denticulated, pale-bordered on the outer side ; submar- 

 ginal line partly shaded with black ; marginal lunules black, with 

 cinereous outer borders ; reniform mark black, oblong, nearly oval, 

 with a whitish-speckled disk; an elongated black point beyond it. 

 Hind wings brownish cinereous ; marginal festoon blackish, with a 

 pale outer border. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 

 14 lines. 



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



Bleptina proliferalis. 



Mas. Fusca ; palpi oblique aseendentes, subarcuati, non longi ; 

 articulus 2us validus, pilosus ; Sus lanceolatus, nudus, 2o 

 valde brevior ; alee lineis nigricantibus angustis denticulatis 

 indistinctis, punctis marginalibus nigris albo notatis ; anticce 

 linea submarginali costam versus diffusa, reniformi e striga 

 gutta punc toque albis. 



Male. Brown, cinereous beneath. Palpi obliquely ascending, 

 slightly curved, not long ; second joint stout, pilose ; third lanceo- 

 late, bare, much shorter than the second. Antennae rather long, 

 minutely setose. Wings moderately broad ; lines blackish, slender, 

 denticulated, indistinct; marginal points black, white-marked; a 

 black discal mark on each wing beneath. Fore wings rectangular 

 at the tips; submarginal line somewhat diffuse towards the costa ; 

 reniioim mark with a white streak, which has on its outer side 



