LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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denticulated line between the second and third hoary lines, much 
abbreviated hindward ; marginal points black; exterior border con- 
vex, slightly oblique. Hind wings cinereous. Length of the body 
6 lines ; of the wings 14 lines, 
a. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
31. Nephopteryx semifuneralis. 
Fcem. Nigricante-cinerea ; palpi graciles , vix arcuati , oblique 
ascendenles , verticem non superantes , articulo So longo lanceo- 
lato ; abdominis segmenta pallido marginata ; alee anticce vix 
acuta , lineis duabus arcuatis lituraque discali arcuata cine - 
reis nigricante marginatis , punctis marginalibus nigris ; pos - 
ticce obscure cinerece , linea marginali fusca. 
Female. Blackish cinereous, dingy cinereous beneath. Palpi 
smooth, slender, hardly curved, obliquely ascending, not rising 
higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, nearly as long 
as the second. Abdomen extending beyond the hind wings ; hind 
borders of the segments pale cinereous. Wings moderately broad; 
fringe long, cinereous. Fore wings hardly acute ; middle and ex- 
terior lines cinereous, undulating, blackish-bordered ; discal mark 
cinereous, curved; marginal points black; exterior border convex, 
hardly oblique. Hind wings dark cinereous, very slightly hyaline; 
marginal line brown. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 
12 lines. 
a. North America. From Mr. Carter’s collection. 
West Indies. 
32. Nephopteryx notatalis. 
Cana ; palpi validi , subsecuriformes , oblique ascendentes , verticem 
vix superantes , articulo So longi-conico ; antenna basi incras - 
satce ; ala antica angusta , nigricante conspersa , apice rotun- 
data , basi nigricantes, plaga costali , gutta discali lineaque 
exteriore undulata nigricantibus , punctis marginalibus nigris ; 
postica albida , fere hyalina y striga costali apicali cervina. 
Hoary. Palpi stout, obliquely ascending, slightly curved and 
securiform, not longer than the breadth of the head, hardly rising 
higher than the vertex ; third joint elongate-conical, half the length 
of the second. Antennae incrassated at the base. Fore wings nar- 
row, rounded at the tips, minutely black-speckled, blackish at the 
