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CATALOGUE OF 
This species way form a Dew genus, and is even more allied 
than H. absorptalis to the Geometrites . 
Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
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ABjERA nactalis. 
Foem, Obscure cupreo-fusca ; fasciculus frontalis porrectus ; 
palpi ascendentes , verticem longe super antes, articulo 3o mi - 
nimo ; antennce subsetosce ; abdomen alas poslicas super ans ; 
alee linea marginali alba ; anticce f asciis duabus purpuras - 
cente- chalybeis , 1 a interiore recta obliqua , 2a submarginali 
arcuata , costa subtus basi fasciculata, striga apicali aurato 
lutea , margine exteriore antice non obliquo postice perobliquo ; 
posticce striga apud angulum interiorem brevi purpurascente- 
chalybtea . 
Female. Dark cupreous-brown. Frontal tuft very promi- 
nent. Palpi nearly erect, rising high above the vertex ; third joint 
very minute. Antennae minutely setose. Abdomen extending 
somewhat beyond the hind wings. Wings with a white marginal 
line. Fore wings with two purplish chalybeous bands; the one in- 
terior, straight, oblique ; the other submarginal, curved, irregular ; 
costa straight, tufted beneath towards the base, adorned with a 
gilded luleous apical streak ; exterior border not oblique in front, 
very oblique hindward. Hind wings with a short purplish chaly- 
beous streak near the interior angle. 
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Genus GEPHYRA. 
Foem. Corpus vix robustum. Proboscis distincta. Palpi 
porrecti, longi, validi ; articulus 3us parvus, acutus. Antennae gra- 
ciles. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes validi, glabri. 
Alae breviusculae, latinsculae ; anticae rectangulatae, costa intus dila- 
tata et reflexa extus excavata, margine exteriore antico non 
obliquo; posticae lituris nullis. 
Female. Body hardly stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi por- 
rect, stout, much longer than the breadth of the head ; third joint 
acute, minute. Antennae slender. Abdomen not extending beyond 
the hind wings. Legs stout, smooth. Wings rather short and 
