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female in rest position completely concealing ovipositor. Hindwing at 

 rest extending almost as far posteriorly as forewing; vein Rj+s incom- 

 plete. Hindlegs at rest with knees not attaining posterior proepimeral 

 margins; femoral setal formula usually 2:1:1:1, occasionally 2:1:1 or 

 2:2:1; first tarsomcre with length equal to or less than combined length 

 of second and third. 



Male genitalia: Pygofer variable, from moderately to strongly pro- 

 duced, rarely attenuate, with numerous dispersed microsetae and 

 occasionally with a few interspersed macrosetae, with or without 

 processes which are posterodorsal, ventral, or posteroventral in origin 

 when present. Plates separate throughout their length, not extending as 

 far posteriorly as pygofer apex (exception: E. inflata, new species), 

 triangular, with numerous dispersed microsetae and occasionally with 

 interspersed macrosetae. Style extending farther posteriorly than apex 

 of connective, without preapical lobe, rounded or acute at apex. 

 Connective variable in shape, the arms not widely divergent, usually 

 with a median keel. Aedeagus symmetrical (exception: E. proxima 

 (Melichar)), with or without processes. Paraphyses absent. 



Female abdominal sternum VII with a median excision. 



The range of Egidemia is from Mexico and Panama to Peru, Brazil, 

 and Argentina. The genus is related to Oncometopia, sensu stricto 

 (p. 222), from which it can be distinguished by its much narrower 

 form, the absence of, or (usually) the location of the pygofer processes 

 when present, its consistently fused claval veins, its lack of pubescence 

 on the crown of the head, the translucent or hyaline texture of the 

 forewings, the striated posterior portion of die scutellum, its narrower 

 connective, and its less massive aedeagus. 



The interpretation of E. obtusata (Melichar) is based on a male speci- 

 men in MMB which bears a lectotype (invalid) and a syntype label. 

 There is a conspecific female in HNHM. Sclixoder had studied the male, 

 and the aedeagus agrees with his illustration (1960b, pi. 46), except 

 that the figure of the aedeagus in lateral aspect is reversed. The aedeagus 

 is actually curved dorsally, instead of posteroventrally at its apex. 

 Externally E. obtusata differsconsiderably from other species of £]§'?(/^w7m. 

 The interpretation of E. proxima (Melichar) is based on a male specimen 

 which bore a holotype label in MMB. This specimen had also been 

 studied by Schroder. There are no pygofer processes in this species. 



The genitalia of a male specimen of Egidemia fowleri (Distant), agree 

 well with figure 167. 



The interpretation of Egidemia spcculifera (Walker) is based on a 

 comparison of the female holotype with figiire 1 68a, which also agrees 

 with Schroder's (1960b, pi. 45) interpretation of E. tredecimpunctata 

 (Signorct) and with the lectotype oi E. similis (Schmidt). 



