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9. DlC H ELIA FURCATANA. 
Mas. Pallide aurato-fiava, subtus alba ; alee anticce acutee, stri- 
gulis plurimis transversis ochraceis , strigulis nonnullis basali- 
bus , fascia media undulata strigam emiltenle fasciaque obliqua 
exteriore strigam emitlente ochraceis fusco marginatis ; posticee 
albee. 
Male . Pale gilded yellow, white beneath. Palpi obliquely 
ascending, much shorter than the breadth of the head ; third joint 
extremely minute. Antennae minutely setulose. Thorax with an 
ochraceous band. Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind 
wings; appendages rather long, very pilose. Fore wings acute, 
with many minute transverse ochraceous streaks, and with some 
brown-bordered ochraceous marks; these form a few little streaks 
at the base, an oblique undulating band that emits a streak from 
its inner side to the interior border, and is connected on the interior 
angle with a more slender oblique band ; the latter emits a short 
streak on its inner side; costa convex; exterior border hardly con- 
vex, hardly oblique. Hind wings white. Length of the body 
3J lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 
a. North America. From Mr. Carter’s collection. 
South America. 
10. Dichelia Venezuelana. 
Mas. Pallide cinereo-cervina ; alee elongates, strigis plurimis 
transversis obscurioribus ; anticce acutce , punctis nonnullis 
nigris, macula costali elongata trigona cervina punctisque 
tribus nigris contiguis, fimbria cervina; posticee pallide 
cinereee . 
Male. Pale cinereous fawn-colour. Palpi porrect, shorter 
than the breadth of the head ; second joint fringed above ; third 
conical, not more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Ab- 
domen hardly extending beyond the hind wings. Wings elongate, 
with numerous transverse darker streaks. Fore wings acute, with black 
points on several of the streaks, and with an elongated triangular 
fawn-coloured costal spot, which has three black points on its inner 
side; fringe fawn-colour; costa very slightly convex towards the 
base; exterior border slightly convex and oblique. Hind wings 
pale cinereous. Length of the body 3 lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 
a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson’s collection. 
