786 CATALOGUE OF 



towards the base. Maxillary palpi distinct. Abdomen testaceous- 

 whitish, not extending beyond the hind wings. Wings rather 

 narrow. Fore wings somewhat rounded at the tips; interior and 

 exterior lines testaceous, undulating; interior line diffuse on the 

 inner side ; exterior line denticulated, diffuse on the outer side ; 

 marginal points blackish ; orbicular and reniform marks brown, the 

 former guttular, the latter macular. Hind wings whitish cinereous ; 

 exterior line cinereous, indistinct, testaceous-bordered on the outer 

 side ; a testaceous marginal line. Length of the body 3 lines ; of 

 the wings 10 lines. 



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



South America. 



31. SCOPULA DECORALIS. 



Mas. Flava ; palporum articulus 2us securiformis, Sus distinct- 

 issimus 2o ante apicem connexus ; alee ferrugineo conspersa, 

 spatio lata maryinali ferrugineo, lineola marginali alba nigra 

 marginata ; anticce maculis quinque discalibus quadratis albis 

 nigro marginatis, orbiculari et reniformi violaceo iridescenti- 

 bus nigro marginatis, hac longissima, ilia magna, macula 

 apud reniformem spatulata ; posticce macula discali violaceo- 

 iridescente nigro marginata fasciolaque alba contiguis. 



Scopula decoralis, Guen. Delt. et Pyr. 397, 514. 



Brazil. 



32. Scopula Helviusalis. 



Fcem. Obscure ochracea, gracilis ; palpi porrecti, lati, brevissi- 

 mi, subtus albi ; alee anticce acutce, striga brevi lata albida 

 reniformem elongatam nigricantem annular em subincludente, 

 strigis nonnullis exterioribus albidis parallelis, linea margi- 

 nali nigra tenui, fimbria cinerea ; posticce albida, puncto dis- 

 cali fusco, linea marginali antice e punctis cinerea; posticce 

 albida puncto discali fusco, linea marginali antica? punctu- 

 lari, fimbria cinerea postice alba. 



Female. Dull ochraceous, slender, cinereous beneath. Palpi 

 porrect, broad, very short, white beneath. Abdomen hardly ex- 

 tending beyond the hind wings. Fore wings acute, with a broad, 

 short, whitish streak, almost enclosing the reniform mark, which is 



