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Show 500 LORD WALSINGHAM ON THE [NOV. 17, Hind wings ( 3 & $ ) with the costal margin not excised. Neuration : 8 veins, 3 and 4 from a point, 5 slightly bent towards origin of 3 and 4, 6 and 7 approximate at origin. Legs moderate, smooth. CERATORRHINETA CALIDANA, Z. Cerorrhineta calidana, Z., Hor. Soc. Ent. Ross. xiii. pp. 116-7 (1877). West Indies-Cuba (Z.). I am indebted to Dr. Staudinger for the opportunity of examining the types of this species. CONCHYLIBINM. CONCHYLIS, Tr. CONCHYLIS LACTEIPALPIS, sp. n. Antennae luteous. Palpi short, widened at the apex of the second joint with short appressed scales ; apical joint short, distinct; cream-white. Head creamy-white. Thorax ferruginous, tending to pale ochreous posteriorly. Fore wings mottled with dark chestnut-brown and bright ferruginous, the intermediate spaces whitish ochreous, apex and cilia whitish ochreous ; basal patch rich ferruginous, somewhat angulated at its outer edge beyond the fold ; a patch of dark chestnut-brown adjacent to it crosses the fold and extends, more or less interruptedly along the dorsal margin and fold to the lower angle of the cell; a rich ferruginous costal patch about the middle tapers obliquely outwards, and is separated from the other patches of chestnut scales beneath it by a rather shining leaden-grey streak; a rich ferruginous band crosses the wing obliquely before the apex, its inner edge nearly straight, its outer edge slightly angulated below its middle, this band commences on the costal margin at about one fifth from the apex, its lower edge reaching to about the middle of the apical margin ; the space preceding it is mottled with rich ferruginous interspersed with leaden-grey scales on a cream-white ground ; apex and cilia whitish ochreous. Hind wings grey, with cilia of the same colour. Abdomen grey ; underside shining creamy-white. Legs cream-white. Exp. al. 8-10 millim. Hab. West Indies-St. Vincent (windward side, 3 specimens, Smith). Type, 3. CONCHYLIS PROLECTANA, Mschl. Cochylis prolectana, Mschl. Ab. Senck. Nat. Ges. xv. pp. 332, 354 (1890). West Indies-Portorico (Mschl.). |