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CATALOGUE OP 
1. Idessa Pyrgionalis. 
Mas. — Iridescente-cinerea ; palpi rufescente-ferruginei ; alee anticce 
ferruginece , plagis ditabus albis , una apicali , altera costali , 
linea obliqua albida , reniformi alba lunulata tenui ; posticce 
subvitrece , marginatce. Fcem. — -4/# anticce minus fer- 
ruginece , spatio medio purpurascente extus diffuso, plaga cos- 
tali majore plagaque apicali connexis ; posticce margine 
latiore, 
Male . Iridescent-cinereous, white beneath. Palpi reddish 
ferruginous. Pectus pure white in front. Fore wings mostly ferru- 
ginous, with a white apical patch; another white patch on the 
costa near the tip, emitting to the interior border a whitish oblique 
line ; a slender white lunule representing the reniform mark. 
Hind wings very iridescent, nearly vitreous, with a black border, 
which is attenuated hindward. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the 
wings 14 lines. 
a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse’s collection. 
Female? Fore wings less ferruginous ; middle part purplish, 
obliquely concise on the inner side, diffuse on the outer side; 
costal patch much larger, connected with the apical patch. Hind 
wings with a broader border. Abdomen yellow beneath. Length 
of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 
a. Vera Cruz, Mexico. From M. Salle’s collection. 
Page 549. 
Astura Ersealis. * 
Fcem. Pallide lutea, gracilis ; caput subtus et pectus anticum 
nivea ; palpi graciles , arcuuti , ascendentes , articulo 3 o lanceo- 
late ; antennee graciles , glabrce , longiusculce ; abdomen alas 
posticas longe superans ; pedes glabri , graciles ; alee elongatce , 
sat angustce , lineis tribus nigricantibus , 1 a 2aque undulatis 
interrupt is, 3 a submarginali guttulari ; anticce apice rotundatce , 
linea exteriore valde Jlexa, orbiculari punctiformi , reniformi e 
striga nigricante . 
Female. Pale luteous, slender. Head beneath and fore pectus 
pure white. Palpi slender, curved, ascending, applied to the head, 
not rising higher than the vertex; third joint lanceolate, shorter 
