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Show 1897.] CLASSIFICATION OF THE THYRIDIDEE. Fig. 23. 631 Draconia annuligera, J. \. SECT I. Hind wing with the apex excised, the outer margin produced to a point at vein 7. A. Fore wing with the outer margin slightly excised towards outer angle; both wings with the margin crenulate. Type. (1)*DRACONIA PERIPHETA, Cram. Pap. Exot. ii. p. 54, pl. 131. f. Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. pl. 59. f. 12. W. Indies; Centr. Am. B. Fore wing with the outer margin twice excised towards outer angle. a. Hind wing with the outer margin strongly crenulate. (2)*DRACONIA MIRABILIS, Pag. Iris, v. p. 96, pl. 1. f. 10. Peru. o. Hind wing with the outer margin not crenulate. (3)*DRACONIA RUSINA, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. p. 188, pl. 59. f. 9. Guatemala. C. Both wings with the outer margin strongly angled at middle and non-crenulate. (4)*DRACONIA ANNULIGERA, Wlk. xxxii. 516. Brazil. (5)*DRACONIA OLEIGUTTA, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pl. 134. f. 3. Brazil. SECT. II. Hind wing with the apex not excised and the outer margin not produced to a point at vein 7; fore wing with two excisions towards outer angle; both wings with the margin crenulate. (6)*DRACONIA DENTICULATA, Eag. Iris, v. p. 98, pl. 1. f. 12; Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am. pl. 59. f. 10. Centr. Am.; Brazil. Genus MESKEA. Meskea, Grote, Can. Ent. ix. p. 114 (1877). Palpi porrect, slight, and hardly reaching to frons; antennas of male thickened and flattened; tibias moderately_ scaled. Fore wing very long and narrow, the apex rounded; veins 2, 3, 4 from close to angle of cell; 5 from near middle of discocellulars ; 6 from below upper angle ; 7 from angle ; 8, 9 stalked. Hind wing very long and narrow, the apex extremely produced and the outer |