04 CATALOGUE Ol- 



7. OrOCHAUIS ?? OBSCDUCS. 

 EiicoiUera obsciini, Scudder, Cent. Orlh. Dec. Grt/ll. 

 Old Calal)ar. 



ijq. Fore wings wilh llie veins beyond the Ijnipannm regular. 



Genus 19. ITARA. 



F(cin. Corpus fusifornie, tonicntosum. Caput parvuni, breve, aniice 

 rolundaluui. Oculi ineiiiocres, subelongali, non proininuli. Palporuui 

 arliculus 3us ulavatus, 2o brcvior. Anleunfe praciles. Proihorax Irans- 

 versus, aulice anguslior. laleribus subrotnndalis. Cerei abdoinine non 

 brcviores. Pedes anterioves breviiiscnli, sal validi. Pedes postici sal 

 longi ; libia; utriuqiie lvis])iiiosic. Ala; antiea; laliusculiP, abdomen super- 

 anles, apices versus velieulata?. Ala; poslicfe lonjjiores. 



Female. Body fusiform, tomenlose. Head and protliornx small. 

 Head sbininp, short, rounded in front, as broad as the fore border of the 

 proihorax. Eyes moderately larjje, near the hind border, slifihily elon- 

 paled, not prominent. Third joint of llie maxillary palpi clavale, shorter 

 than the second. Antenna' slender. Proihorax narrower in front, uiuch 

 broiider than long ; lateral keels well delined ; sides slightly rounded, 

 Cerei full as long as the abd'Mnen. Aiitoiior legs rather short and stout. 

 Hind wings moderately long; tibia; wilh three spurs on each side; taisi 

 wilh the usual structure. I'(»re wings somewhat broad, extending rather 

 beyond the abdomen ; Iraiisveise sectors beyond the tympanum nu- 

 merous and regular. Hind wings exteuding somewhat beyond the fore 

 wings. 



The tyn)p:inuni is smaller than that of the preceding genus, and the 

 transverse xein which inteisccts it is curved. 



1. Itara. sericea. 



Mas. Fiilva ; caput picciim, antice sublusque fulvum ; anlinna piieic, 

 bttsi julvd ; proihorax vilth iliiabti.t subcustalibtis lalis nifjricanlibux ; 

 femora poslica fiisco stri(/al ', apices versus ftisco uuifasciata ; alic 

 tinlicic ciiicrra, te->tacco iyiio^u:. 



Male. Tawny. Head piceous, lawny in fioni and beneath. AntenDSB 

 piceous, tawny at the base. Proihorax wilh two broad blackish stripes 

 between the keels and the sides. Himl femora wilh brown oblique streaks 

 on the outer side and with a brown band near the tips. Fore wings cine- 

 reous ; veins testaceous. Length of ihe body 8 lines. 



fl. Silhet, Frou) Mr. Stiiinforlh's collection. 



pp. Head prominent between ihe eyes. 



Genus 20. .M ADASUA^.M A. 



Afas. Corpus fusiforme, tomentusum. Caput antice subcarinatnm. 

 Oculi parvi, subproducti, antice ungusliorcs. Ocelli approximati. Pal- 

 porum arliculus 3us sul'securiforniis, 2o longior. .Anlenna* gracillima', 



