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Show 660 SIR G. F. HAMPSON ON THE [June 1, yellowish spot at base of costa and larger triangular medial postmedial spots, with series of specks arising from them. Hind wing orange-red ; tbe cilia of both wings pale at tips. Hab. Espiritu Santo. Exp. 6 20, $ 22 mm. Genus DASYCNEMIA. Dasycnemla, Eag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1890, p. 489. Palpi upturned, slender, and not reaching vertex of head, the 3rd joint short; frous smooth ; antennae of male finely ciliated; mid tibiae with large tufts of scales at middle and extremity, the tarsal joints with tufts of scales diminishing distally ; hind tibiae long and roughly scaled, the tarsal joints with tufts of scales diminishing distally ; the spurs short. Fore wing with the apex rounded ; vein 3 from angle of cell; 4, 5 on a long stalk ; 6 from below upper augle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with vein 3 from angle of cell and closely approximated to 4, 5, which are shortly stalked: 6, 7 stalked, 7 slightly anastomosing with 8. Fig. 25. Dasycnemia depressalis, $. \. Type. *DASYCNEMIA DEPRESSALIS, Eag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1890, p. 490, pl. 7. f. 7. Peru. Genus CATADUPA. Catadupa, Wlk. xxviii. 444 (1863). 1 Palpi wdth the 2nd joint upturned and reaching vertex of head, the 3rd short and porrect; antennae of male ciliated; hind tibiae with a fringe of very long scales at extremity ; hind tibiae long, fringed with rough scales at extremity, the 1st joint of tarsus with a large tuft of scales. Fore wing of male with a large lobe near base of costa, roughly scaled on the costa ; a large ridge of scales on median nervure above, with a hollow between it and the costal lobe ; tufts of hair from base of costa and median nervure below and a large fovea in the cell; the apex rectangular ; the cell very short; vein 2 from near angle ; 3, 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10,11 free. Hind wing with the cell short; veins 3, 4, 5 from angle; 6, 7 from upper angle, 7 anastomosing with 8. 1 In the unique type the head is wanting, and the characters are taken from Walker's description. |
