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12. FASCISTA, new genus 

 Plate 62, Figure 24 ; Plate G9, Figure 56 



Second joint of labial palpus thickened, with an even, slightly 

 furrowed brush on the under side; terminal joint nearly as long as 

 second, slender, acute. 



Fore wing with veins 2, 3, and -i nearly equidistant at base, from 

 before the end of the cell ; 5 from end of cell ; 6 approximate to stalk 

 of 7 and 8. Hind wing with veins 3 and 4 closely approximate or 

 sometimes connate; 5 cubital, near 4 at base, 6 and 7 closely approxi- 

 mate or connate. 



Male genitalia with uncus a long, slightly curved hook with sharp- 

 pointed tip; gnathos elaborately developed, with a large process 

 anteriorly and with a hinged, large, curved, sharp-pointed hook 

 nearly reaching the tij) of uncus; harpe long, stout, divided or 

 bilobed at outer fourtli into a broad, flattened part and a strong, 

 curved hook; vinculum short and broad, shari)ly cut olF anteriorly 

 and with two hairy processes posteriorly ; a small spool-shaped j^late, 

 hinged to the vinculum betwe<»ii tliese tv.o processes, nuist be con- 

 sidered an anelhis, a structure normally aljsent in the family; aedea- 

 gus stout, cylindrical, slightly serrate near apex, entrance hole for 

 penis lateral, near base. 



Female genitalia with ductus sliglitly eiil.irged ami sclerotizoil just 

 above ductus seminalis, bursa am})le, with a single, strong, com- 

 pressed, sharp signum from a quadrangular base. 



The curiously developed gnathos has its count^'rpart in the even 

 more elaborate gnathos of the genus Evippe Chambers (pi. 63, fig. 

 28), which is probably a derivative of or correlated with Foftcista. 



Genotype, GeJechia cercerheUa Chambers.^* 



AMERICAN SPECIES OF FASCISTA 



ccrceri^ella (Chambers). Synonyms: 

 oh/tupiadelln (Zeller), cercerella 

 (Meyrick). 



The above names are transferred from Oelechia. 



qnineUa (Zeller). 

 nlhipvcius (Walslngham). 



13. EPILECHIA, new genus 

 Plate 62, Figube 21 ; Plate 69, Figube 54 



Second joint of labial palpus long and slender, only slightly thick- 

 enod by a short, furrowed brush on under side; terminal joint as 

 long as second, smooth, acutely pointed. 



Fore wings wuth veins 2, 3, 4, and 5 nearly equidistant; 2 and 3 

 from before the end of the cell; 6 closer to stalk of 7 and 8 than to 5. 



"Can. Ent., vol. 4, p. 108, 1872. 



