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Appears to be a larger species than the others, and at first sigl)t 

 to differ strongly. It is, however, very nearly allied to C. evicta, but 

 I know of no parallel in the genus that would excuse the reference 

 of both under one name. 



Litogiiatliaj^ ' n. g. 



Ocelli. Head with the scales extended tuftedly forwards on the vertex 

 between the antennae. Male antennae with strongly setose pectinations aa 

 well as bristles on either side of the antennal stem ; along the basal third 

 tlie pectinations are reduced, and subobsolete on the inside, somewhat gradu- 

 ally becoming more apparent towards a point about one third from the base, 

 where they seem to be massed, giving the stem a tufted or thickened appear- 

 ance at this point ; thus the antennae differ from the simply bristled structure 

 presented in Pityolita. Labial pulpi very long and compressed with appressed 

 squamation. Second joint nearly as long as in Philometra, but more bent ; 

 third joint very long, about half as long as the second. Male fore legs with 

 slender curved tibiae and a sparse brush of long hair. [The appearance of 

 the fore legs reminds me of the representation by Poey of Mastigophora.] 

 Abdomen linear, notably long, exceeding the hind wings by about a fourth 

 of its length. Female antennae simple, the setal hairs obsolete over the basal 

 portion of the stem, impectinate, without nodosity ; palpi a little shorter and 

 more curved than in the opposite sex. 



One of the genera allied to Zanclognatha. In the type, L. nubil- 

 ifascia, the form of the transverse posterior line is unusual. Both 

 the species I here include are slight and L. litophora reminds me 

 strongly of Pityolita in ornamentation, but may be readily sepa- 

 rated on structural characters. As yet I have been unable to make 

 neurational examinations. 



Litognatha nubili fascia, Grote, Plate 2, Fig. 3 <? , $2. 



Gray dusted with olivaceous, paler than Pityolita pedipillalis. Transverse 

 anterior line indistinct. Reniform indicated by dots at extremity of cell. 

 Transverse posterior line oblique, a little uneven, not projected opposite the 

 cell as usual, but very slightly outwardly inflected at costa and preceded by 

 a distinct, diffuse olivaceous shade and marked outwardly by a pale line. 

 Subtcrmiual line equally, and thus unusually distinct, similar to the t. p. line 

 in appearance, less oblique. A narrow, distinct, continued marginal line. 

 Secondaries a little paler than primaries with the outer lines of the primaries 



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