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CATALOGUE OF 
quite straight. Hind wings with the exterior border subcaudate or 
with a very prominent angle ; interior angle developed. Length of 
the body 7 lines; of the wings 12 lines. 
Rio Janeiro. In the collection of the Rev. Hamlet Clark. 
Chcerodes? contemnaria. 
Fcem. Albido-cinerea ; palpi breves, porrecti , articulo 3 o minima ; 
tibice posticce subincrassatce ; alee vix amplce, exius cervino 
pallido subtinctce, linea exteriore undulata obliqua e punctis 
fuscis strigas albas emittentibus , fascia exteriore pallidissime 
viridescente vix conspicua ; anticce acutce, vix f alcalde, mar- 
gine exteriore vix angulato ; posticce margine exteriore sub- 
dentato. 
Female. Whitish cinereous. Palpi short, porrect ; third joint 
extremely small. Hind tibiae slightly incrassated. Wings hardly 
ample ; exterior part slightly and very obliquely tinged with pale 
fawn-colour; an undulating oblique exterior line of brown points, 
which emit minute white streaks, and are slightly connected by an 
almost obsolete line, the latter being accompanied by an equally in- 
distinct and very pale green band. Fore wings acute, hardly fal- 
cate ; exterior border hardly angular. Hind wings with the exte- 
rior border very slightly scalloped ; interior angle prominent. 
Length of the body 7 lines ; of the wings 18 lines. 
Brazil. In Mr. Saunders’ collection. 
Chcerodes? Atropesaria. 
Mas. Alba , cervino pallidissime sublincta, subtus Candida ; palpi 
porrecti, breves, sat graciles, articulo 3 o minimo genua; nigro 
punctata; tibice posticce subincrassatce; alee amplce, lineis 
duabus indistinctis indeterminatis obliquis obscurioribus fusco 
punctatis, linea subtus submarginali e punctis nigris ; anticce 
vix faleatee, linea inleriore strigaque discali obscurioribus , 
margine exteriore vix angulato ; posticce marginis exterioris 
angulo bene determinato , margine interiore fimbriato. 
Male. White, with a slight dull och raced us or very pale fawn- 
coloured tinge, pure white beneath. Palpi porrect, short, not stout; 
third joint very minuie. Antennae stout. Knees with black points ; 
hind tibiae slightly incrassated. Wings ample, with two indistinct 
diffuse irregular oblique brown-pointed lines; under side slightly 
