﻿1782 CATALOGUE OF 



cente subtinctcB, lineis fuscis diffusis undulatis, nonnuUis 

 nigris angustis denticiilatis, striga apicali obliqua nigricante^ 

 orbiculari suhobsoleia, reniformi magna alba annulum fuscum 

 includente ; posticce cinerece^ margine fuscescente, fimbria 

 albida. 



Female, Cinereous. Second joint of the palpi about half the 

 length of the first. Thorax with a black band ; fore part somewhat 

 ferruginous. Abdomen slightly testaceous, hardly extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Fore win^s very acute, slightly shaded 

 with brown, and with a slight glaucous or purplish tinge ; lines 

 brown, diffuse, undulating ; three or four black, slender, denticu- 

 lated lines ; elongated marginal points and marginal lunules black; 

 costal subapical points white ; an oblique blackish apical streak, 

 paler and diffuse towards the disk ; orbicular mark almost obsolete; 

 reniform large, broad, white, containing an incomplete brown ring- 

 let. Hind wings cinereous, with a brownish border; fringe whitish. 

 Length of the body 6^ lines; of the win^s 16 lines. 



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



Abrostola interrumpens. 



Mas. Cinerea ; abdomen alas posticas superans ; ala anticce 

 litura posiica basali angulata, lineola subapicali lineaque exte^ 

 riore arcuata duplicata nigris^ striga subapicali alba ; posticte 

 pallide cinerea, margine lato fusco, fimbria pallida cinereo 

 notata, lituris apud marginem nigricantibus, 



Male, Cinereous, paler beneath. Palpi whitish on the inner 

 side; third joint forming an angle with the second and about half 

 its length. Abdomen extending somewhat beyond the hind wings. 

 Fore wings with a black angular mark on the interior border by the 

 base ; a short black line near the fore end of the exterior border, 

 joining a short white streak which proceeds from the costa ; the 

 streak approximate to the curved black double exterior line, which 

 is almost interrupted in the middle, and is abbreviated towards the 

 costa ; submarginal lunules black. Hind wings pale cinereous, 

 with broad brown borders ; fringe pale, with cinereous marks ; some 

 blackish marks along the interior border. Length of the body 

 5 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 



Kio Janeiro. In Mr. Frv's collection. 



