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53. Forewing with claval veins fused almost tliroughout their length. 



46. Dichrophleps StSI (p. 211) 



Forewing with claval veins separate for a considerable distance at 



base and apex 54 



54. Length 16 mm. or more. . 45. Pseudophera Melichar (p. 206) 

 Length 15 mm. or less 55 



55. Pronotum with a distinct transverse sulcus parallel to anterior 



margin, delimiting a collarlike anterior portion. 



44. Propetes Walker (p. 204) 

 Pronotum not as above 56 



56. Proepimeron with ventral marginal area depressed. 



42. Phera St^l (p. 184) 

 Proepimeron with ventral marginal area not depressed. 



43. Homalodisca Stal (p. 193) 



57. Cl>^eus with muscle impressions distinct; male plates extremely 



short, not extending posteriorly to midlength of ventral pygofer 



margin 51. Molomea China (p. 239) 



Clypeus with muscle impressions obscure; male plates longer, 

 extending posteriorly beyond midlength of ventral pygofer 

 margin 50. Tapajosa Melichar (p. 234) 



1. Genus LOJATA Strand 



Figure 2 



Loja Schmidt, 1932a:45. Type-species: L. oliausi Schmidt (1932a:47), by 



monotypy. Preoccupied. 

 Lojata Strand, 1933a: 122, as new name for Loja Schmidt, preoccupied. 



Length of female 16.5 mm. 



Head well produced, anterior margin obtusely angulate in dorsal 

 aspect, with a distinct carina between crown and face, ocelli located 

 considerably before a line between anterior angles of eyes, each closer 

 to median line than to adjacent eye angle, posterior portion of surface 

 elevated and with pair of conspicuous tuberosities bordering posterior 

 margin, with pair of divergent foveae on anterior half, disc thickly 

 pubescent, lateral clypeal sutures extending onto crown and attaining 

 ocelli; antennal ledges protuberant, not foveate, not carinate dorsally 

 in lateral aspect, anterior margins steeply declivous; clypeus slightly 

 depressed medially; muscle impressions indistinct; transclypeal suture 

 obsolete; entire face heavily pubescent; clypellus not produced, its 

 contour more or less continuing profile of clypeus. 



Thorax with greatest pronotal width equal to transocular width of 

 head, lateral margins convergent anteriorly, disc very coarsely wrinkled 

 with a pair of rounded elevations bordering posterior margin, with pits 



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