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much more longly bipectinated. From Palaeopsyche it differs 

 in the absence of vein 9 of forewings and vein 7 of hindvvings. 

 (PI. fig. 2). 



A gamo psyche threnodes, sp. nov. 



Female, length 6-8 mm. Head and thorax blackish fuscous 

 Antennae with rather long pectinations, the longest much longer 

 than the space between itself and the next following. Forewings, 

 long and narrow, deep black or blackish fuscous, generally with 

 a purplish reflection, and with some obscure and variable small 

 whitish spots ; cilia greyish or greyish fuscous, conspicuously 

 paler than the wing. Hind wings black or blackish fuscous, cilia 

 greyish fuscous. 



Hab. Cairns on Delphacids, abundant. 



BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



1850 BOWRING, J. C. "Letter concerning a curious Coc- 

 cus-like insect parasitic upon Fulgora candclaria." (Proc. 

 E. S. London (2) I, p. XXXVL) 



1876 WESTWOOD, T. O. (Trans. E. S. London, S 19-24, PL 

 VIL) Epipyrops anoiuaJa g. and sp. n. parasitic on Pyrops- 

 candelaria from China. 



1877 id. (Trans. E. S. London, 433-7, PI. X, c. fig. 1-3). Notes 



on the parasitism of certain Lepidopterous insects. 

 Epipyrops (?) on Aphaeiia (?) & Eurybrachys spinosa irom 

 India. 



1883 CHAMPION, G. C. (Proc. E. S. London, pp. XX-XXI). 

 Larvae parasitic on certain small Fulgoridae in Central 

 America. 



1877 id. in Distant W. L. Biologia Centr. Am. Rhynch. Hom. 

 I, 27. Larvae on Eiichophora sfillifcr. 



1889 SHARP, D. Cambridge Nat. Hist. Insects, PI. II, p. 404. 



1902 DYAR, H. G. "A lepidopterous larva on a leaf-hopper, 

 Epipyrops barberiana n. sp." (Proc. E. S. Washington, 



V, 43-5). 



