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CATALOGUE OF 
elongata lineaque exteriore recta brevi albis, linea submar ginali 
alba , costa lutea nigro bipunctata , linea obliqua fusca macu- 
laque discali nigra basalibus ; posticce lineis duabus diffusis 
fuscis. 
Male . Pure white, shining, slender. Palpi smooth, slender, 
compressed, rather long ; second joint with a black point at the tip ; 
third linear, hardly shorter but much more slender than the second, 
with which it forms a right angle. Maxillary palpi very short. 
Antennae stout, slightly serrated on each side. Abdomen extending 
a little beyond the hind wings, with brown bands. Legs smooth ; 
tarsi with brownish bands. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings 
acute ; disk mostly brown, including an elongate white lunule and 
a short straight exterior white line ; submarginal line black, slightly 
dilated in front and bent to the tip of the wing ; costa mostly 
luteous, with a black dot near the base and another by the exterior 
line; a brown oblique line near the base, interrupted by a black dis- 
cal spot. Hind wings with two diffuse brown lines; fringe pale 
luteous towards the base. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 
12 lines. 
It differs from the typical species in the structure of the wings, 
and more especially in the angular palpi. 
a. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson’s collection. 
Hydrocampa? Liodesalis. 
Mas. Alba, gracilis ; caput niveum ; palpi brevissimi ; antenna 
late pubescentes ; pedes longi , gracillimi ; alee semihgalince , 
fascia submarginali cervina pallidissima valde diffusa ; anticce 
apice rotundatce , vitta costali pallide fusca , lunula discali 
punctisque marginalibus fuscis, puncto apicali nigro . 
Male. White, slender. Head pure white. Palpi very short. 
Antennae broadly pubescent. Legs long, very slender. Wings 
semihyaline, moderately broad, with a very pale and diffuse submar- 
ginal fawn-coloured band. Foie wings somewhat rounded at the 
tips, with a pale brown costal stripe, which ends in a brown dot by 
the band, and is contiguous to a brown lunule ; a few brown points 
on the fore part of the exterior border; the apical point black. 
Length of the body 4 ? lines ; of the wings 8 lines. 
a. Para. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
