10 HETEROCERA. 
HOMOEOPREPES, gen. n. 
(Gpotomper is = of-like-appearance-with.) 
Type: Homoeoprepes trochiloides Wlsm. 




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J. H. Durrant, del. 
4. Homoeoprepes trochiloides Wism. . 
Antennae (broken—? nearly as long as the wing) basal joint without pecten. Labial Paipi long, recurved ; 
median joint somewhat thickened, slightly roughened in front; terminal joint much shorter than median, 
attenuate. Maxillary Palpi obsolete (or broken’). Haustellum moderate. Head smooth (denuded). 
Thorax smooth. Forewings elongate-lanceolate, costa slightly depressed in the middle, apex depressed, 
bluntly pointed ; termen very oblique, corresponding with the contour of the apical depression of the 
costa; with raised scales: newration 12 veins; 7 and 8 stalked, to costa; 3 and 4 stalked, 2 connate 
with (3+4); rest separate ; 1° furcate, 1* separate, but almost anastomosed with 1°° for greater part 
of its length, diverging basally and distally. Hindwings (—1) obtusely lanceolate, cilia 1: neuration 8 
veins; 5 and 6 stalked, 7 separate ; 2— (5+6) separate, remote. Abdomen moderate. Legs (broken). 
Closely allied to Lophoptilus Sircom (=Leucophryne Chmb.), and similar in 
appearance, but easily distinguished by the stalking of veins 8 and 4 of the forewings. 
- 1. Homoeoprepes trochiloides, sp.n. (Tab. I. fig. 13.) 
Antennae, Palpi, and Head pale ochreous. Thorax brownish. orewings iridescent purplish, or bluish, grey, 
smeared with dark ferruginous, which becomes rich chestnut-brown in some lights, especially towards 
the apex; this dark shading commences at the base of the costa, where it forms an elongate patch of 
diffused scaling, scarcely separated from a large median blotch commencing near the middle of the base, 
following the cell almost to its outer extremity and diffused upward to the costa and downward into the 
middle of the fold; a patch of partly raised chestnut scales lies on the cell at one-third from the base; a 
few similar scales are in the fold somewhat beyond it, and, at the outer extremity of the cell is a strong 
patch of raised dull golden scales, mixed with fuscous, whence a rich chestnut streak is produced to the 
apex, somewhat dilated upward to the costa above it; cilia cupreous. Ewp.al.25 mm. Hindwings and 
cilia pale cupreous. Abdomen brownish cupreous (somewhat denuded). Legs (broken). 
Type & (66037) Mus. Wlsm. (Godm-Salv. Coll.). 
Hab. Costa Rica: Volcan de Irazu, 6000-7000 ft. (H. Rogers). Unique. 
The specimen is unfortunately in very poor condition, but it is of so remarkable 
a form that it seems desirable to indicate its presence as a feature of the Central- 
American fauna. | 

