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Show 906 MR. G. F. HAMPSON ON THE CLASSIFICATION [Dec. 17, Genus OBTUSIPALPIS, nov. Palpi porrect, extending about the length of head, the 2nd joint thickly scaled and rounded at extremity, the 3rd short and blunt; maxillary palpi long and dilated with scales; frons rounded; antennas of male ciliated ; hind tibiae with the outer medial spur minute. Fore wing with the apex rounded; veins 3, 4, 5 from close to angle of cell; 10 approximated to 8, 9 ; 11 free. Hind wing with vein 3 from angle of cell; 4, 5 approximated for a short distance; 6, 7 from upper angle. Fig. 8. Obtusipalpis pardalis, J'. \. Type. -J-OBTUSIPALPIS PARDALIS, n. sp. c? • Head, thorax, and abdomen white, marked with golden brown ; palpi with a black stripe above; fore legs banded with black. Fore wing golden brown, with a white basal mark ; an ill-defined antemedial white band; a large medial white spot on costa, and smaller spot on inner margin ; a postmedial series of three large spots ; the apical area white ; a spot above outer angle; a dark marginal line expanding into a series of specks at the veins. Hind wing white, with fine dark marginal line. Hab. Delagoa Bay, Australia. Exp. 20 mm. Genus CYCLOCAUSTA. Cyclocausta, Warr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1889, p. 274. Palpi porrect, extending about twice the length of head, and moderately fringed with hair; maxillary palpi long and dilated with scales; frons rounded; antennae of male thickened by appressed serrations. Fore wing with the apex acute and the outer margin oblique; vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 becoming coincident with 12. Hind wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 from angle; 6, 7 stalked ; the outer margin somewhat angled at vein 2. Fig. 9. Cyclocausta trilineata, ($• {. Type. tCvcLOCAusTA TRILINEATA, Warr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1889, p. 274. Amazons. |