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CATALOGUE OF 
scente , marginis exterioris angulo valde dilalato ; anticce lined 
interiore fusca subundulata subangulata intus diffusa , lunula 
discali nigricante , linece exterioris flexura marginem fere 
attingente ; posticce puncto discali fusco. 
Male. Whitish ochraceous, darker beneath. Palpi extending 
a little beyond the head ; third joint conical, very minute. Wings 
thinly blackish-speckled ; exterior line brown, slightly undulating, 
diffuse on the outer side ; space between it and the exterior border 
purplish-tinged ; exterior border forming a much rounded angle. 
Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; interior line brown, slightly un- 
dulating and angular, diffuse on the inner side; discal lunule 
blackish ; exterior line forming an extremely deep bend opposite the 
angle. Hind wings with a brown discal point ; exterior border ex- 
cavated on each side of the angle. Length of the body 6 lines; of 
the wings 18 lines. 
This species is most allied to Selenia , but has also some 
affinity to Eurymene and to Azelina; the latter genus and Selenia 
appear to form one group and to include several sections, which, 
with one exception, are all peculiar to America. 
a. New York. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
5. Selenia Alciphearia. 
Mas. Cinerea ; alee f err ugineo conspersce, ochraceo tinctce , litura 
discali diffusa indistincta ; anticce lineis tribus fuscis sub - 
parallelis apud costam dilatatis , marginis exterioris angulo 
rotundato ; posticce linea una diffusa, margine exteriore vix 
dentato, pun ctis submar ginalibus nigr is ; anticce subfaleatee , 
biangulatce ; posticce angulat.ee , dentatce. 
Male . Cinereous. Palpi extending beyond the head. Wings 
ferruginous-speckled, ochraceous-tinged ; these two colours more 
prevalent and of a brighter hue on the under side ; discal mark dif- 
fuse, indistinct. Fore wings rectangular at the tips, with three 
brown oblique nearly parallel lines, which are dilated on the costa ; 
exterior border forming a distinct but rounded angle, behind which 
it is slightly excavated. Hind wings with one diffuse line; exterior 
border hardly dentate. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 
18 lines. 
a. New York. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 
