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because a detailed description of splendens will simplify the descriptions 

 of new species of the complex. 



Head with proboscis well developed; labial palpi small, very 

 slightly curved dorsad, apical segment slightly exceeding ventral 

 margin of frons, apical segment very short (0.3 mm.), second segment 

 about three times as long, vestiture mainly of appressed, pale yellow 

 scales except longer and looser along ventral margin of first and 

 second segments, dorsum and dorsolateral area of second segment 

 light brown; frons smooth, scarcely exceeding anterior margin of eye, 

 vestiture of appressed, pale j^ellow scales; eyes large, hemispherical, 

 naked, about equal to frons in width; ocelli present, moderate, adnate 

 to upper margin of eye immediately caudad of base of antenna; 

 antenna dark reddish brown, filiform, ventral pubescent area wedge- 

 shaped in the male, round in the female, weakly spiculate. Vestitiu-e 

 of patagia, tegulae, and thorax a mixture of pale yellow hair and 

 scales; a slight, decumbent, metathoracic crest present. Abdomen 

 mostly orange dorsally and laterally, the two basal segments pale 

 yellow, the remainder orange, the terminal segments darkest; venter 

 pale yellow except caudolateral angles and terminal margins of 

 sternites light to dark brown, the amount of brown variable, last 

 three sternites of females usually brown; dorsal tufts absent. Pectus 

 clothed with large white, appressed scales and long pale yellow hair 

 and scales; tympanmn shielded dorsally by a ver}^ large alular fan 

 of very large pale yellow scales. Legs banded with various shades 

 of brown and pale yellow or white scales, foreleg darkest; tarsus of 

 foreleg dark brown except base and apex of first tarsomere and apex 

 of second tarsomere ringed with white, tibia dark brown distally, 

 light yellowish brown basally, a small median white point between 

 the two shades of brown, femur with basal third white, remainder 

 yellowish brown; tarsus of middle leg similar to that of foreleg, white 

 bands of tarsomeres slightly broader, tibia with a broad band of loose 

 pale yellow scales, base yellowish brown, apex darker forming a 

 terminal brush, base and dorsum of femur white, remainder yellowish 

 brown, tibial spurs usually white except basal half of short outer 

 spur yellow brown; hindleg similar to middle leg except white bands 

 of tarsomeres broader, scales of tibia more appressed, pale band 

 white, dark terminal part with shorter scales and forming a shorter 

 less prominent tuft, tibial spiu^ usually white except basal part of 

 short outer spur of terminal pair yellowish brown. Venation as for 

 genus. Wing shape and pattern of maculation of dorsal siu'face of 

 wings as illustrated (figs. 15 and 16). Groimd color of dorsal siu-face 

 of forewing pale lemon yellow; transverse lines, oblique subterminal 

 bar and fringe gray brown, subterminal bar darkest toward apex, 

 paler and slightly narrowing toward base, fringe and terminal line 



