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vol. 11, p. 110, 1929.— VoBTKODT, Deutsche Ent. Zeitschr., Iris, vol. 45, p. 128, 

 1931. — Heking, in Brohmer, Ehrmauii, unci Ulmer, Die Tierwelt Mitteleuroi)a9 

 (Ergjinzbd. 1), p. 151, 1932.— Lepesme, Bull. Soc. Ent. France, vol. 42, p. 283, 

 fig. 1, pi. 1, figs. 1-4, 1937. 



Labial palpus, head, thorax, and ground color of fore wing pale 

 ochreous. Second segment of labial palpus dark fuscous exteriorly 

 on basal half; third segment strongly overlaid with fuscous except 

 posterior edge at middle. Antenna fuscous narrowly and faintly 

 annulated with ochreous. Collar iridescent blackish fuscous; re- 

 mainder of thorax, tegula, and fore wing irrorated and suffused 

 with fuscous ; in fold, from base, along vein Ic of fore wing, a series 

 of two or three short, longitudinal, blackish-fuscous dashes; in cell, 

 at basal third, an elongate blackish-fuscous discal spot ; at the end of 

 cell another conspicuous, large, similarly colored spot; extreme base 

 of costa blackish fuscous ; from apical third of costa, around termen 

 to inner margin, a series of short, blackish-fuscous dashes ; cilia pale 

 ochreous-fuscous. Hind wing shining light yellowish fuscous; cilia 

 yellowish fuscous. Legs pale ochreous strongly overlaid with blackish 

 fuscous except on hind tibia. Abdomen pale ochreous, suffused with 

 fuscous. Legs and underside of abdomen iridescent. 



Male genitalia. — Harpe ample, strongly sclerotized except for an 

 area between sacculus and costa ; near base, at each end of the articula- 

 tion with the transtilla, a profusely hairy, fleshy swelling; cucullus 

 pointed ; sacculus narrow ; clasper very stout, extending past middle 

 of harpe ; distal end deeply excavated. Anellus an elongate plate with 

 broadly V-shaped posterior edge and with long, papillate laterobasal 

 lobes. Aedeagus stout, terminating in a short point; basal portion 

 bandlike, coiled; vesica armed with a single, long, curved cornutus. 

 Vinculum broadly rounded. Transtilla a narrow sclerotized band. 

 Gnathos beaked, pointed; posterior surface excavated, scobinate. 

 Uncus long, stout, pointed. 



Female genitalia. — Ovipostor short; anterior apophyses branched. 

 Genital plate sclerotized posteriorly, membranous anteriorly. Ostium 

 rather broad oval, preceded by a short, sclerotized portion of the 

 ductus bursae. Ductus bursae convoluted; sclerotized in posterior 

 two-thirds except for a short membranous portion anterior to the 

 sclerotized ring at ostium; sclerotized portion of ductus bursae armed 

 with small teeth on inner surface; inception of ductus seminalis at 

 posterior edge of the long sclerotized part of ductus bursae. Bursa 

 copulatrix small, round with a moderately small, oval, sclerotized, 

 toothed signum. 



Alar expanse, 15-26 mm. 



Type. — In the British Museum ( ?). 



Type locality. — ? 



