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CATALOGUE OF 
Bleptina Ophelasalis. 
Mas. Cinerea, gracilis, fusco conspersa ; palpi graciles, fimbriati, 
porrecti aut vix ascendentes , thorace non breviores ; antennie 
subsetulosee ; alee elongat.ee, linea exteriore nigra obliqua sub - 
undulata , lunulis marginalibus nigris ; anticee subfaleatee 
nigro varice , linea exteriore vix flexa, reniformi e s trig a alba 
vix arcuata , striga alba subapicali recta descendente. 
Male. Cinereous, slender, thickly speckled with brown. Palpi 
slender, fringed, porrect or hardly ascending, as long as the thorax ; 
third joint very acute, about one-third of the length of the second. 
Antennae slender, very minutely setulose. Abdomen not extending 
beyond the hind wings. Wings elongate ; exterior line black, oblique, 
slightly undulating ; marginal lunules black. Fore wings subfal- 
falcate, with some black spaces; exterior border hardly bent ; reni- 
form mark indicated by a white hardly curved streak ; another white 
streak proceeding directly hindward from near the tip of the costa. 
Length of the body 4^ lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 
Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
Bleptina Ceusalis. 
Fcem. Pallide testacea ; palpi longi , arcuati , ascendentes , vix Jim - 
briati ; antennae sat validce ; alee sat angusla, lunuils mar- 
ginalibus fuscis ; anticee subfaleatee , lineis el spatio marginali 
pallide fuscis , linea interiore recta , lineis media et exteriore 
undulatis paralldis , linea sub marginali pallida undulata , reni- 
formi subobsoleta , margine exteriore subconvexa subobliqua. 
Female. Pale testaceous-cinereous, rather slender. Palpi 
long, curved, hardly fringed, rising high above the vertex ; third 
joint very acute, much shorter than the second. Antennae mo- 
derately stout. Abdomen hardly extending beyond the hind 
wings. Legs smooth. Wings rather narrow ; marginal lunules 
brown. Fore wings subfalcate ; lines and marginal space pale 
brown ; interior line straight ; middle and exterior lines undulating, 
parallel; submarginal line|pale, undulating ; reni form mark almost 
obsolete ; exterior border slightly convex and oblique. Length of 
the body 3^ lines ; ofthe wings 10 lines. 
Like B. Pollesalis and the two following species in structure. 
Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
