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Show 1893.] ME. E. Y. WATSON ON THE HESPERIIDSE. 41 porrect, divergent; third joint long and slender. Fore wing : inner margin longer than outer margin ; no costal fold in male ; cell two-thirds the length of costa ; vein 12 reaching costa well before the end of cell ; discocellulars suberect; vein 5 slightly nearer to 6 than to 4 ; vein 3 shortly before end of cell, more than three times as far from 2 as from 4 ; vein 2 rather more than twice as far from end of cell as from base of wing. Hind wing: vein 7 shortly before end of cell ; discocellulars and vein 5 hardly traceable ; vein 3 just before end of cell; vein 2 about equidistant from base of wing and end of cell. Hind tibias very short, only with terminal pair of spurs,which are very long. In the male there is a tuft of hairs attached to the proximal end of the tibias, much exceeding the tibise in length, and fitting into a groove behind the first joint of the tarsi, which is much elongated and slightly swollen. In the female the hind tibise are longer than in the male, and the terminal spurs are shorter. f talaus, Linn. J 1. Xpeleus, Linn. £ • Confined to South America. f lemna, Butl. <$ 2. X *berytus, Hew. 9. • gentius, Cram 3. 48. Genus C A B I R U S. Cabirus, Hiibn. Verz. p. 102 (1816). Type, julettus, Stoll. Brontiades, Hiibn. Verz. p. 113 (1816). Type, procas, Cram. Antennse: club very slender, almost filiform, almost straight. Third joint of palpi short, conical, projecting slightly from the clothing of the second joint. Fore wing : inner margin slightly longer than outer margin ; no costal fold in male ; cell more than three-fifths the length of costa; vein 12 reaching costa almost opposite to end of cell; discocellulars almost erect, subequal; vein 5 slightly nearer to 6 than to 4 ; vein 3 well before end of cell, less than twice as far from 2 as from 4; vein 2 remote from 3, more than twice as far from end of cell as from base of wing. Hind wing : vein 7 well before end of cell; discocellulars erect, very faint; vein 5 barely traceable, nearer to 6 than to 4 : vein 3 just before the end of the cell, nearer to 4 than to 2 ; vein 2 about equidistant from base of wing and end of cell. Hind tibias with only a single pair of spurs. Male with a tuft of hairs affixed at the proximal end of the hind tibias. This genus is closely allied to Entheus. procas, Cram 1. julettus, Stoll 2. These two species are almost certainly sexes, p>rocas being the male. Confined to tropical South America. |