LEPIDQPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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points black, minute ; exterior border slightly convex, moderately 
Oblique. Hind wings whitish, iridescent, nearly hyaline ; marginal 
line brown, slender. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 10 
lines. 
a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson’s collection. 
40. Nephopteryx Extensa. 
Foem. Alhida , viruli conspersa ; palpi oblique ascendentes, ver- 
ticem paullo superantes , articulo So lanceolato ; abdomen sub - 
tus nigro rufoque conspersum ; alee anticee lineis duabus inte - 
rioribus undulatis e atomis viridibus , fascia exteriore rufes- 
cente nigro submarginata lineamque denticulatam nigram et 
albidam includente , puncto discali punctisque marginalibus 
nigris ; posticee fuscescente-cinereee. 
Female . Whitish. Palpi obliquely ascending, rising a little 
higher than the vertex ; third joint lanceolate, slender, about one- 
third of the length of the second. Antennae with black rings. • 
Thorax and fore wings speckled with green. Abdomen speckled 
beneath with black and red, not extending beyond the hind wings. 
Legs stout, speckled with black and red. Wings elongate, mode- 
rately broad, with elongated blackish points on the fringe. Fore 
wings somewhat rounded at the tips, with two undulating trans- 
verse interior lines formed of green speckles, and with an irregular 
reddish exterior band, which is partly bordered with black on the 
inner side, and is intersected by a black and whitish denticulated 
line ; discal point and marginal points black ; exterior border con- 
vex, moderately oblique. Hind wings brownish cinereous, with a 
brown marginal line. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 
lines. 
Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
Group n. 
Mas et foem. Palpi pubescentes, sat graciles, oblique ascend- 
entes, verticem paullo superantes; articulus 2us subarcuatus ; 3us 
lanceolatus, parvus. Antennae maris basi incrassatae. Abdomen 
alas posticas perpaullo superans. Alae anticae vix acutee ; costa per- 
parum convexa, margine exteriore convexo subobliquo. 
Male and female. Palpi pubescent, rather slender, obliquely 
ascending, rising a little higher than the vertex ; second joint 
slightly curved ; third lanceolate, about one-fourth of the length of 
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