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CATALOGUE OF 
24. Nephopteryx metagrammalis. 
Mas. Cinereo-cana ; alee anticce lineis paucis obscurioribus den » 
ticulatis subobsoletis , linea submarginali pallida vix undu - 
Zata, punctis duobus discalibus nigricantibus , punctis mar - 
ginalibus nigricantibus , macula postica basali nigra ; posticce. 
albidce . 
MaZe. Cinereous-hoary. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis 
distinct. Palpi straight, stout, nearly erect, rising higher than the 
vertex; third joint extremely minute. Antennae stout, smooth, in- 
crassated towards the base. Fore wings narrow, rounded at the 
tips, with a few darker denticulated nearly obsolete transverse lines ; 
submarginal line paler than the ground hue, hardly undulating ; 
two discal transversely-situate blackish points; marginal points 
blackish ; a black spot near the interior border towards the base. 
Hind wings whitish, iridescent; fringe white. Length of the body 
5 lines ; of the wings 14 lines. 
a. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
25. Nephopteryx transitella. 
Foem. Cinerea ; alee anticce cance y postice cinerece, lineis duabus 
nigricantibus undulatis dentatis sat diffusis , gutta discali 
nigricante elongata y punctis marginalibus nigris ; posticce 
eeneo subtinctce. 
Female. Cinereous. Proboscis distinct. Palpi slightly de- 
cumbent, pubescent, rather stout ; third joint elongate-conical, full 
half the length of the second. Antennas rather stout. Abdomen 
extending a little beyond the hind win.gs. Fore wings rather nar- 
row, hardly acute, mostly hoary, except towards the interior border; 
interior and exterior lines blackish, undulating, dentate, rather dif- 
fuse ; discal dot blackish, elongated ; marginal points black ; costa 
straight; exterior border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings 
with a slight aeneous tinge. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 
wings 14 lines. 
a. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
26. Nephopteryx clarioralis. 
Fcem. Cinerea , caput et thorax anticus nigricante- cinerea ; alee 
anticce nigro subconspersce, ferrugineo varice , apice rotundatis , 
