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CATALOG OE OF 
angle of the exterior border. Length of the body 4 lines; of the 
wings 10 lines. 
a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson’s collection. 
Genus 58. UZEDA. 
Mas etfam. Corpus robustum. Proboscis conspicua. Palpi 
obtusi, oblique ascendentes, capitis latitudine breviores ; articulus 
3us brevissimus. Antennae glabrae. Abdomen alas posticas non 
superans. Pedes robusti, longiusculi ; tibiae fimbria tae. Alse antics 
saepissime falcatae, litura vitrea, costa dilatata et excavata. 
Male and female. Body stout. Frontal tuft prominent. Pro- 
boscis distinct. Palpi obliquely ascending, obtuse, shorter than the 
breadth of the head ; third joint extremely short. Abdomen not 
extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, rather long; tibiae 
fringed ; spurs long. Wings ample. Fore wings generally falcate, 
often with a vitreous mark ; costa often gibbous towards the base, 
excavated exteriorly ; exterior border slightly convex, hardly or 
slightly oblique. 
Type, N. vitriferana. 
I. UZEDA VITRIFERANA. 
Fcem. Snbcho.lybcBo-riifeseens , sublus fusca ; abdomen subtesta - 
ceum ; alee anticce faleatee , nigro conspersce , costa exteriore 
pallidiore , lineis duabus diffusis nigris , la undulata , 2 a den - 
ticulata , macula intermedia subcostali obliqua vitrea , costa 
basi gibbosa extus excavata ; posticce ceneo-fuscce. 
Female. Reddish, with a slight chalybeous gloss, mostly 
brown beneath. Abdomen dull testaceous. Fore wings falcate, 
tinged with chalybeous, speckled with black, paler along the exterior | 
part of the costa ; two diffuse black lines, the first undulating, the 
second denticulated ; a large intermediate oblique subcostal vitreous 
spot, with some nearly erect scales along its inner side; a small tuft 
ot erect scales in the fore part of the disk near the base ; costa gib- 
bous towards the base, excavated exteriorly; exterior border slightly 
convex, not oblique. Hind wings aeneous-brown. Length of the 
body 7 — 8 lines ; of the wings 18 — 20 lines. 
a — d. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
