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Female. Whitish. Palpi curved, slender, vertical, rather 

 short; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of the second. 

 Antennae simple. Abdomen extending very little beyond the hind 

 wings. Fore wings brownish along the costa from the base nearly 

 to the middle, beyond which there are two oblique brownish streaks 

 extending outward from the costa to the disk, where the exterior 

 one becomes luteous; a submarginal lanceolate pale luteous band, 

 which is bordered with brown on the outer side, and is connected 

 hindward with a paler luteous curved stripe; a marginal black-bor- 

 dered pale luteous band. Hind wings with two undulating hardly 

 brown-bordered pale luteous bands ; some exterior black flecks ; ex- 

 terior border deep black, with four brilliant purple ringlets. Length 

 of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



14. Cataclysta Phozdralis. 



Foera. Alba ; caput et thorax anticus pallicle lutea ; palpi bre- 

 viusculi, sat graciles, oblique ascendent.es ; articulus 3us Ian- 

 ceolatus, gracillimus, 2i dimidio longior ; abdomen alas 

 posticas perpaullo superans ; ala antxcce costa, strigis d,ua- 

 bus postice approximates fasciaque submarginali fuscescenti- 

 bus, vitta postica subarcuata fasciaque marginali pallide luteis ; 

 posticce lineola discali fusca, fascia marginali pallide lutea au- 

 rato lineata nigro punctata. 



Female. White. Head and fore part of the thorax pale 

 luteous. Palpi rather short and slender, obliquely ascending; third 

 joint lanceolate, very slender, more than half the length of the 

 second. Antennae slender, simple. Abdomen extending very little 

 beyond the hind wings. Fore wings brownish along the costa, 

 from whence beyond the middle two brownish streaks converge to 

 the disk ; a brownish submarginal band, joining hindward the 

 end of a slightly curved luteous stripe which is near the interior 

 border ; a pale luteous marginal band, with a brown line along each 

 side. Hind wings with a short brown longitudinal line in the disk ; 

 exterior border pale luteous, with a pale gilded line and with black 

 points. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



