LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
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Hydrophysa Adiantealis. 
Mas. Alba, gracilis ; abdomen alas posticas sat superans ; alee 
fasciis nonnullis luteis fusco marginatis , fasciis submarginuli 
et marginali bene determinatis ; anticce vix subfaleatee ; pos- 
ticce disco interiore albo strigam lineamque arcuatam fuscas 
includente , punctis tribus submar ginalibus fuscis, margine in - 
teriore late fimbriato. 
Male. White, slender. Abdomen extending some distance 
beyond the hind wings. Wings with some luteous brown-bordered 
bands, of which the submarginal and marginal bands are more con- 
spicuous and regular than the others. Fore wings hardly subfal- 
cate. Hind wings with the interior part of the disk white, containing 
a brown streak, and a more slender curved brown line ; three brown 
submarginal points ; interior border broadly fringed. Length of the 
body 3J lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 
Kio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
Hydrophysa C^epiosalis. 
Foem. Lutea, gracilis ; palpi elongati, disjuncti ; antennee gra - 
cillimee ; abdomen alas posticas sat superans , segmentis albo 
marginatis ; pedes gracillimi ; alee elongatee , lineis albis 
nigricante marginatis , lituris basalibus albis , linea marginali 
incompleta , fimbria albida nigricante varia ; anticce aculce , 
nigricante subconspersee, linea interiore extus arcuata , linea 
exteriore valde flexa ; posticee linea interiore recta , linea exte- 
rior e arcuata. 
Female. Luteous, slender. Palpi elongate, parted, white be- 
neath. Maxillary palpi very distinct. Antennae very slender. Ab- 
domen extending far beyond the hind wings ; hind borders of the 
segments white. Legs long, extremely slender. Wings elongate ; 
lines white, blackish-bordered, marginal line incomplete ; some 
white marks towards the base ; fringe whitish, here and there 
blackish. Fore wings acute, here and there slightly blackish- 
speckled ; interior line curved outward ; exterior line extremely 
bent. Hind wings with the interior line straight ; the exterior one 
curved. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 10 lines. 
Eio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
