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ilciiuiled alidoineii of ciiricae (i\g. 49) we find the seveiitli and eighth segments being 

 longitudinally much folded; the eighth segment is mneh more prominent than in 

 other Ai/iniaidae. In consequence of the folding of the last segments their surface 

 is much increased, and the amount of wool which finds place here is considerable. 



The genital armature of the lanles of Asota does not seem to me to be of much 

 interest from a systematic point of view ; the various species differ very little in the 

 form of the claspers, harpes, and unci, at least those species which I could dissect — 

 cancae (F.), plana (Wlk.), pnliura (Swinh.), heliconia (L.) and various subspecies, 

 er/ens (Wlk.), auMndis (Boisd.), versicolor (F.), and some others. I have not 

 examined the genital armature of ^. contm-ta (Auriv.), lortnosa (.Moore), and isthmia 

 (Wlk.), which are perhaps more different in respect to those organs than the other 

 species. 



Tlie clasper and harpe of A. heliconia semifuscn (Butl.) from the Solomon 

 Islands are represented in fig. 12 of PI. IV. The claspers are covered with long hairs 

 on the outside, and have a very dense covering of hairlike scales on the inside: the.se 

 latter hairs are directed from the apical and ventral side towards the back and base. 

 The harpe is a short chitinous piece turned upwards at the ape.x, which is horizontallv 

 widened out and excavated, so that in a dorsal view the hariie has the form of a spoon 

 (fig. 14) ; the apical portion is asymmetrical ; the edges are \ery sharp. 



The organs of A. egens (Wlk.) (fig. 15) do not show much difference from those 

 of A. semifusca (Butl.) ; the lower edge of the clasper is more rounded, the harpe is 

 more symmetrical at the apex and broader. Figs. 16 and 17 rei)resent the harpes of two 

 individuals oi egem (Wlk.), and we notice that the harpes are not quite identical. 



The clasper and harpe oi A. caricae (F.) are also nearly the ."same as those of semi- 

 fusca. Figs. 18, 19, 20, 21 give a dorsal and side view of the harpes of two individuals ; 

 the inconsistency in the harpe is here again visible. 



The harpe of ^1. pdliura (Swinh.) (fig. 22) again does not show any obvious 

 peculiarity. 



The uncus oi Asota heliconia intacta (Wlk.) is represented by figs. 32 and 33 in 

 dorsal and side view ; it consists of two pieces, a strong basal angle and a slender, 

 slightly undulate, apical piece. The latter has a tooth at the apex, and is fimiislied 

 with hairs on the upperside, esjaecially in the middle. The unci of egens, caricae, 

 and other species agree with that of intacta. 



On the whole we shall, I think, be correct in stating that the genital armature 

 will not be of much help in defining the species of Asota. 



The claspers of Aganais riciis (L.) and speciosa (Drury), fig, 23, differ in being 

 almost symmetrical; the apex is not turned upwards. The harpe (figs. 24 and 2.5) 

 is short, spoonlike, with the apex produced into a sharp point. 



The claspers of Spiluhotys Butl. = Agape Snell. are much longer than those of 

 Asota. The basal piece of the uncus of Spiloboti/s cMoropyga (Wlk. ) (figs. 34, 35) has 

 a broad processus at each side; the hairs upon the dorsal edge of tlie a|iical piece are 

 shorter than in Asota lib. 



The claspers of Digama ma.rmorea Hut), from Queensland (fig. 31) stand in form 

 iiili'iniediate between those of Asota and Aganais, nwA are narrower than in both 

 these genera. The harpe is longer and mucli slenderer than in AsoIk and Aga'iuds, 

 not spoon-shaped, consisting of one sticklike piece. 



The neuralion of the wings of Asotn lib. iriuch resembles that of Neochera, 



