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Show 1893.] ME. E. Y. WATSON ON THE HESPEEHD.E. 81 16. Genus SEBASTONYMA, nov. Type, dolopia, Hew. Antennse: club elongate, with a short apical crook, tip acuminate. Palpi: third joint minute, obtusely conical. Fore wing : inner margin longer than outer margin ; cell less than two-thirds the length of costa; middle discocellular slightly longer than lower one ; vein 5 slightly nearer to 4 than to 6 ; vein 3 immediately before end of cell; vein 2 close to end of cell, twice as far from base of wing as from end of cell. Hind wing not at all elongated, outer margin even ; costa strongly arched at base ; vein 7 shortly before end of cell; discocellulars faint, vein 5 not traceable; vein 3 immediately before end of cell; vein 2 considerably nearer to end of cell than to base of wing ; lower margin of cell slightly angled at vein 2. Hind tibise naked and with two pairs of spurs. Male with a tuft of hairs affixed at base of the inner margin on underside of fore wing and pointing upwards. *dolopia, Hew. Confined to the Indian region. 17. Genus PEDESTES, nov. Type, masuriensis, Moore. Antennse short; club robust, arcuate with no distinct terminal crook, tip acuminate. Palpi: third joint entirely concealed in the clothing of the second joint. Fore wing : inner margin longer than outer margin ; cell less than two-thirds the length of costa; vein 12 reaching costa almost opposite end of cell; discocellulars suberect; vein 5 slightly nearer to 4 than to 6; vein 3 close to end of cell, rather more than twice as far from 2 as from 4 ; vein 2 nearer to end of cell than to base of wing. Hind wing not elongate ; outer margin even, inconspicuously excavated at vein 2; vein 7 shortly before end of cell; discocellulars and vein 5 very faint; vein 3 from end of cell; vein 2 more than twice as far from base of wing as from end of cell. Hind tibise with two pairs of spurs. No secondary sexual characters on wings of male. •masuriensis, Moore ... 1. pandita, de Niceville ... 2. This genus is confined to the Indian region. 18. Genus ARNETTA, nov. Type, atkinsoni, Moore. Antennse : club slender, elongate, with a short terminal crook, tip acuminate. Palpi porrect; second joint densely scaled ; third joint projecting horizontally in front of the face, short, obtusely conical. Fore wing rather produced apically, less so in female ; inner and outer margins subequal; cell less thau two-thirds the length of costa ; vein 12 reaching costa almost opposite the end of cell; discocellulars suberect; vein 5 slightly nearer to 4 than to 6 ; vein 3 close to end P E O C . Z O O L . S o c - 1 8 9 3 , N o . V I . 6 |
