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The genus Carcliia llul)ner. of wliich (jitcrcaiu! is the type and the (>nl_\- 

 known species belongs to the family Occdphoridac and has the following char- 

 acters; Forewings l_' veins. 7 and 8 stalked; 7 to ternien ; 3 and 4 stalked; .1 

 remote from 3. Ilindwings 8 veins; and 7 parallel; 3 and 4 connate, l.ahial 

 j)al])i long recurved. Antennae longer than forewings. thick'cned in the males; 

 Ixisal joint with pecten. 



The olniotis si)ecihc identit\- of the .\merican specimen with the luiro- 

 pean has been dehnitelv proven hy an examination of the genitalia of specimens 

 from hoth continents. 



Fig. 1 — Male genitalia of Carcind <iiit rc-.tiin Fal)r 



Ag'onopteryx blackmori new spcci 



OS. 



l.ahial palj)! light ochreou< ; second joint sparseK' s})rinkk'(l with 

 i/lack e.xteriorh' ; terminal joint \\ ith ill defined and incomplete black amndation 

 below apex; brtish on second joint shoi't. e\en and di\ided. k'ace light ochreotis ; 

 hea<l slightly darker; a itink" streak l)elow the eyes; thorax light (jchreous 

 Itiscous with divided reddish \-ellow posterior tuft. 



Forewings light reddish (tchreous with ])aler ochre()us basal and coslal 

 streak, this latter and the entire apical half of the wing sp.arslv sjM-inkled with 

 black; a single small but conspicuous black lirst dorsal spot; a smgle small 

 whitish second dorsal spijt surrounded b\' brown and rust-red scales which are 

 continued in rui longitudinal streak l)efore thi' end of the cell; apical and term- 

 inal cilia and the extreme vi\%^{^ of the wing dark pui"ple. Ilindwings light 

 whitish ochreous. .Mxlomen light oclu\-ous fuscous; underside sifrmkled with 

 black dots. Legs ochreous with duskv tarsal joints; anterior tibiae touched 

 v>-ith pink. 



Alar expanse: _'() to 22 mm. 



