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7. Drepanodes Bicesaria. 
Foem. Rufescente-cervina ; alee longiusculce , nigro subconspersce , 
linea indistincta obscuriore subtus cinerea, spatio exteriors 
subcineraseente , puncto discali nigro cinereo-marginato ; 
anticce valde falcatce , /ircea interiore vix conspicua , spatio 
apud marginem exteriorem vix olivaceo . 
Female. Reddish fawn-colour. Wings rather long, minutely 
and thinly speckled with black ; line indistinct, a little darker than 
the ground hue ; space between it and the exterior border slightly 
cinereous-tinged ; fringe ferruginous-red ; discal point black, cine- 
reous-bordered, most distinct on the under side, where the line is 
cinereous. Fore wings very falcate, with a slight trace of an 
interior line; the exterior line angular towards the tip, the space 
beyond it with an almost obsolete olive tinge; exterior border much 
excavated behind the tip. Length of the body lines; of the 
wings 13 lines. 
a. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosses collection. 
8. Drepanodes GEmearia. 
Foetn. Rufcscente-ochracea ; abdomen cinereum ; alee fimbria 
saturatiore apud incisuram nigricante , linea albida recta , 
puncto discali nigro; anticce valde falcatce, linea extus cinereo 
marginata, linea interiore arcuata indistincta ; posticce linea 
valde indistincta . 
Female. Reddish ochraceous, tinged with cinereous beneath. 
Abdomen cinereous, not extending as far as the hind wings. 
Wings moderately broad ; fringe of a deeper hue than the rest of 
the wings, blackish along the subapical excavation of the fore 
wings; line whitish, straight; under side minutely speckled with 
black; discal point black, minute, larger beneath. Fore wings very 
falcate; line partly bordered with cinereous on the outer side, 
forming an angle towards the tip; interior line curved, indistinct. 
Hind wings with the line very indistinct. Length of the body 
4^ lines ; of the wings 13 lines. 
This species can hardly be distinguished from D. Bicesaria , 
except by the less recurved tips of the fore wings. 
a. St. Domiugo, From Mr. Tweedie’s collection. 
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