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8. Clysia absconditaria. 
Mas. Testacea ; caput supra fuscum ; antennae subserratce , sub - 
setosce ; tibiae posticce incrassatce ; alee fusco strigatce, purpu~ 
rascente cinereo nebulosce ,puncto discali nigro bene determinato ; 
anticce subfaleatee , costa convexa ^margine exteriore subangulato ; 
posticce angulo acuto. 
Male. Testaceous. Head above and palpi towards the tips 
brown. Antennae minutely serrated and setose. Hind tibiae in- 
crassated. Wings with minute transverse brown marks, largely 
shaded with purplish cinereous, which hue forms a band near the 
base, and occupies nearly all the exterior part ; discal point black, 
distinct, rather large. Fore wings subfalcate ; costa convex ; exte- 
rior border forming a very obtuse angle. Hind wings forming an 
acute angle, but hardly caudate ; interior border pilose. Length of 
the body 9 lines ; of the wings 22 lines. 
Rio Janeiro. In Mr. Fry’s collection. 
9. Clysia mixtipennarja. 
Fcern. Pallide cinerea , nigro aut fusco conspersa ; caput supra 
rufum ; pedes anteriores fusco fasciati ; tibiae posticce incras- 
satce ; alee extus testaceo et ochraceo varice , plaga magna sub - 
marginali cinerea , puncto discali nigro albido marginato ; 
anticce faleatee , costa valde convexa , margine exteriore dentato 
angulato , lineis interiore et exteriore fuscis denticulatis , hac 
albido extus submarginata ; posticce margine exteriore magis 
dentato subcaudato . 
Female . Pale cinereous, black or brown speckled. Head red 
above. Anterior legs with brown bands ; hind tibiae thickened. 
Wings testaceous-tinged and slightly ochraceous-tinged exteriorly, 
each with a large cinereous submarginal patch ; discal point black, 
white-bordered. Fore wings falcate; costa very convex ; exterior 
border dentated, angular in the middle; interior and exterior lines 
brown, denticulated ; the latter more oblique than the former, 
slightly whitish-bordered on the outer side. Hind wings with the 
exterior border much more dentate than that of the fore wings, sub- 
caudate in the middle. Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 
20 lines. 
a, b. Ega. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
