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HippiocH^TES, n. g. 



Head roughly tufted above, face smooth. ; ocelli (?) ; no tongue. 

 Antennae shorter than forewings, in ^ thickened, finely ciliated. 

 Maxillary palpi rather short, folded. Labial palpi short, slender, 

 drooping. Fore-wings elongate, rather narrow, hind-margin 

 very obliquely rounded. Hind-wings lanceolate, narrower than 

 fore-wings, cilia nearly twice as broad. Abdomen moderate. 

 Legs rather short, slender, posterior tibi?e and first joint of tarsi 

 clothed beneath with rather long dense hairs. Fore-wings with 

 (apparently) 1 1 separate veins. Hind-wings with 8 veins ; 5 

 and 6 stalked ; one to each side of apex. 



This genus, containing at present only a single species, is very 

 remarkable, affording a clear connecting link between the 

 Ghjljhipterygidce and JErecJitliiadcc. It differs from the rest of the 

 Erechthiadce in the smooth face, and in superficial marking, and 

 I have not been able to properly examine the neuration of the 

 single specimen ; but the roughly-tufted crown prevents its 

 association with the Glypluiyicnjgidm, and its reference to the 

 Erechthiadce is clearly determined by the absence of a tongue, 

 the development of the maxillary palpi, and the short drooj)ing 

 labial palpi, as well as by what can be made out of the neuration. 

 Its habits are at present unknown. 



Hipp, chrysaspis, n. sp. 



^ . 3|". Head dark ochreous mixed with fuscous on crown, 

 face dark fuscous mixed with ferruginous. Palpi pale whitish- 

 grey. Antennae dark fuscous. Thorax and abdomen blackish- 

 fuscous. Legs black above, shining ochreous-white beneath. 

 Fore-wings blackish-fuscous ; a large acute-triangular yellow 

 oblique spot on inner margin at base, its base extending from 

 middle of base of wing to i of inner margin and including a 

 roundish black spot, its apex resting on disc just before middle ; 

 a rather smaller oblique triangular yellow spot on inner margin 

 before anal angle, bisected by a blackish line from its apex to 



