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Show 78 ME. E. Y. WATSON ON THE HESPEEHD/E. [J»n- !'» 10. Genus OXYPALPUS, nov. Type, ignita, Mab. Antennse : club moderate, elongate, with a short terminal crook. Palpi widely separated, third joint very long and slender, erect, curving over the vertex ; tip acuminate. Fore wing: costa straight; apex slightly acute ; inner and outer margins subequal; cell less than two-thirds the length of costa; vein 5 only slightly nearer to 4 than to 6 ; vein 3 immediately before end of cell; vein 2 almost equidistant from end of cell and base of wing. Hind wing evenly rounded ; discocellulars and vein 5 not traceable ; vein 7 close to end of cell. In the male vein 3 is given off far beyond the end of cell, there being a glandular thickening of the median just before the origin of vein 3 ; the glandular opening being on the upperside, where it is partially concealed by a tuft of hairs, attached to the upper margin of cell and directed outwards ; vein 2 almost equidistant from base of wing and vein 3. In the female vein 3 of the hind wing is given out immediately before the end of the cell. Hind tibiae with two pairs of spurs. f ignita, Mab. c?. X gisgon, Mab. § . And two unidentified species. Confined to the African region. 11. Genus TEINORHINUS, nov. Type, watsoni, Holland. Antennse : club slender; apical crook short; tip acuminate. Palpi widely separated ; third joint very long and slender, erect, curving over the vertex. Fore wing short and broad ; costa convex; outer margin convex; apex rounded ; cell less than two-thirds length of costa; vein 12 reaching costa well before the end of cell; vein 2 almost equidistant from vein 3 and base of wing. Hind wing: outer margin even ; vein 7 shortly before the end of cell; discocellulars and vein 5 barely traceable ; vein 3 immediately before the end of cell; vein 2 almost equidistant from end of cell and base of wing. Hind tibise with two pairs of spurs. N o sexual characters on wings of male. watsoni, Holland. Confined to the African region. 12. Genus OSMODES, nov. Type, laronia, Hew. Antennse: club elongate, with a short terminal crook. Palpi: second joint densely clothed, third joint minute. Fore wing slightly produced apically; inner and outer margins subequal, inner margin very convex in the male, straight in the female; cell less than two-thirds the length of costa; vein 5 slightly nearer to 4 than to 6 |
