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whitish about the interior angle ; ciliae mostly whitish. Length of 
the body 17 lines ; of the wings 36 lines. 
a, b. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. 
Africa. 
Group 1. 
Caput magis prominens. Alae anticae minus acuminatae ; mar- 
gine exteriore minus obliquus, vix excavatus aut undulosus. 
Fore wings less acuminated at the tips than in the North 
American group ; exterior border less oblique and hardly excavated 
or undulating. Head more prominent. 
5. Darapsa marginata. 
Ferruginea ; abdomen f asciis abbreviatis pallide purpurascentibus ; 
alee anticce subpur pur ascentes aut canescentes , plaga exteriore 
strigaque apucl marginem exteriorem fuscis ; posticce fusco- 
nebulosce aut margine fusco, ciliis pallide testaceis. 
Ferruginous. Antennae testaceous. Abdomen with slight 
short lilac bauds. Fore wings tinged with lilac, excepting a large 
triangular patch beyond the middle, and a brown streak along part 
of the exterior border. Hind wings partly clouded with brown ; 
ciliae pale testaceous. Length of the body 10 — 11 lines; of the 
wdngs 19 — 22 lines. 
Var. /3. Fore wings with a hoary covering. Hind wings not 
clouded, but with a biown border. 
a — d. Port Natal. From M. Gueinzius’ collection. 
Asia. 
6. Darapsa Hypothous. 
Cinereo-fusca ; antennee fulvee ; thorax plagis duabus maximis 
lateralibus ferruginosis ; abdomen cervinum ; alee anticce sub- 
cervinee strigis obscurioribus et pallidioribus , gutta basali 
nigra fasciisque tribus fuscis, fascia \a antebasali, 2 a latissima 
ex parte viridescente , 3a marginali ; posticce ferrugine.ee, plaga 
interior e fasciaque undulata pallide cervinis. 
