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CATALOGUE of 
Desmia Bulisalis. 
Mas. Fusca , subtus alba ; pectus niveum ; abdomen alas posticas 
paullo superans ; alee subcuprece , apud discum subpurpureee ; 
anticce fascia opalina costam non attinyente postice interrupta , 
puncto contiguo maculaque exteriore magna oblonga transversa 
bidentata opalinis ; pos tic ce fascia obliqua opalina lineampos - 
ticam fuscam includente . 
Male. Brown, white beneath. Pectus pure white. Abdomen 
extending a little beyond the hind wings. Wings with a cupreous 
tinge, more purple in the disk. Fore wings with an opaline band, 
which does not extend to the costa, and is interrupted near the inte- 
rior border ; an opaline point on its outer side ; a large exterior ob- 
long transverse opaline spot, which has two notches on its outer side. 
Hind wings with an oblique opaline band, which contains a brown 
line, the latter abbreviated in front. Length of the body 5 lines ; 
of the wings 12 lines. 
Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
Desmia Nerinalis. 
Foem. Nigricans , gracilis ; palpi porrecti , breves , lati , acuti , sub - 
nivei ; antennee graciles ; abdomen alas posticas vix superans ; 
alee linea exteriore obliqua pallida vix conspicua ; anticee 
acutee , linea exteriore apud costam dilatata , guttis quatuor dis - 
calibus albis ; posticee fascia interiore atlenuata albida . 
Female. Blackish, slender, whitish beneath. Palpi porrect, 
short, broad, acute, pure white beneath, as is also the fore part of 
the pectus. Antennae slender. Abdomen hardly extending beyond 
the hind wings. Wings with an exterior oblique pale very indis- 
tinct line ; fringe mostly white at the base, here and there wholly 
white. Fore wings acute ; exterior line ending in a costal white 
dot, and having three white dots on its inner side ; a white interior 
discal dot. Hind wings with an interior incomplete white band, 
which is attenuated hindward. Length of the body 3 lines; of the 
wings 8 lines. 
Allied to D. Opisalis in structure. 
Brazil. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
