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CATALOGUE OF 
Hymenia Actealis. 
Foem. Fusca, sat gracilis ; palpi porrecti , brevissimi ; abdomen 
alas posticas paullo superans , segmentis albido marginatis ; 
alee purpurascentes , maculis , guttis punciisque plurimis semi - 
hyalinis jlavescente-albis , fimbria albido- cinerea fusco inter - 
lineata , margine exleriore vixflexo ; anticee subfalcatce. 
Female . Brown, rather slender, white beneath. Palpi por- 
rect, very short, moderately broad ; third joint very minute. Abdo- 
men extending a little beyond the hind wings; hind borders of the 
segments whitish. Wings purple-tinged, moderately broad, with 
many yellowish white semihyaline spots, dots and points, which form 
a very irregular and diffuse oblique band ; fringe whitish cinereous, 
interlined with brown; exterior border hardly bent. Fore wings 
inclining to a subfalcate form. Length of the body 3 lines ; of 
the wings 8 lines. 
a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
Hymenia? Phrasiusalis. 
Foem. Testacea , gracilis ; abdomen alas posticas paullo superans , 
segmentis albido marginatis , segmento apicali nigricante ; 
alee ( posticee preesertim) fusco conspersee , linea marginali fim- 
briaque extus albidis ; anticee vix acutce , lineis duct bus tes- 
taceis , linea interiore subundulata , linea exteriore valde fiexa 
ex parte alba semihyalina ; posticee fascia alba semihyalina 
extus dentata fasciaque testacea approximatis , litura submar - 
ginali testacea , margine exteriore antice inciso . 
Female. Testaceous, slender, paler beneath. Head wanting. 
Abdomen extending a little beyond the hind wings ; hind borders 
of the segments whitish ; apical segment mostly blackish. Wings 
moderately broad, with brown speckles, which are most prevalent 
and confluent in the bind wings; marginal line whitish; fringe 
whitish exteriorly, here and there wholly whitish. Fore wings 
hardly acute, with two testaceous lines ; interior line slightly undu- 
lating ; exterior line very much bent, partly white and semihyaline. 
Hind wings with a white semihyaline band, which is dentate on the 
outer side, and is separated by a brown line from a testaceous band ; 
a submarginal testaceous mark ; exterior border very slightly 
notched at one-third of the length from the tip. Length of the 
body 4i lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 
Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
