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Agyrta secta. 
Foem. Nigra; caput antice album; prothorax utrinque luteus, 
subtus albus ; abdomen viride, subtus album ; pedes longi , 
graciles , subtus albi ; alee anticee macula fasciaque exteriore 
obliqua abbreviata albo limpidis ; posticce albo limpidee , mar - 
ginibus latis nigris. 
Female . Black. Head white in front. Antennae slender, 
simple, nearly as long as the body. Prothorax luteous on each side, 
white beneath. Abdomen bright green, extending for one-third of 
its length beyond the hind wings, white and shining beneath, as are 
also the legs. Legs long and slender ; hind tibiae with four long 
spurs. Wings and their veins black, green at the base. Fore 
wings with two limpid spots ; the first much smaller than the exte- 
rior one, which is oblong and obliquely transverse. Hind wings 
with a limpid discal stripe. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 
wings 15 lines. 
Valley of the Amazon. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
This species might form a new genus, as it differs somewhat 
in structure from others included with it under the name Agyrta, 
and is perhaps as nearly allied to the Pyraliles as to the Melame- 
ridee . 
Agyrta nana. 
Mas. Nigra, subtus albida; abdomen alas posticas vix superans ; 
alee limpidee, venis apicibus marginibusque latis nigris. 
Male. Black, whitish beneath. Antennae slightly pectinated, 
much more than half the length of the body. Abdomen hardly ex- 
tending beyond the hind wings. Hind tibiae with four moderately 
long spurs. Wings limpid, with black veins, black tips and broad 
black borders. Length of the body 2£ lines ; of the wings 9 lines. 
Valley of the Amazon. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
Genus GNOPHjELA. 
This genus is somewhat allied to Trichela , pp. 208, 1621. 
