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very stout, wliilc those of Aspilate.s art; loiiy iiiid slender; Ilie\ do not extend 

 so far l)e_von«l the front as in Aspilalcs; tlie third joint is siiort and thiei\: tiie 

 male aiitcim;,e are heavily j)ectiiiate(l, n)U(h as in Aspi/otcs. '\'\\v winiis ar(; 

 longer and narrower; fore winj^s will) tlie eosta slraiirlit, heeoniing rounded 

 at the ai)(.'X,'witli the outer edife short, less ohiique than in Aspilatcs. Hind 

 wings niucli i)roduced toward fiie w(dl-rounded apex, tiie outer edge long 

 and decidedly sinuous, not reaching to the end of the al)d(ni;en, \\ hicdi is 

 long and slender. 



This genus is well marked and intermediate in some respects between 

 Aspilates and ChloraxpUafes. It may be recognized l)y the stout, l)road palpi 

 and narrow wings, the hinder ])air heing somewhat sinuous on the outer edge. 



Stenaspilatics Meskaria, .•<p. nor. Plate lH. 



1 J. — Body and wings grayish-hrown, wilha taint olivaceous tint. Fore 

 wings with a basal shade crossing the wing, curved broadly outward opposite; 

 the large, white, oblong, conspicuous, discal spot. The outer line is white, 

 linear, shaded broadly within with dark brown, especially toward \hv, imier 

 edge of the wing; the line is parallel with the outer edge of the wing on 

 the costal liall", l)ut posteriorly curves inward slightly and then- makes a sud- 

 den curve outward, ending on the outer third of tlie inner edge of the wing. 

 Beyond this line, the wing is clearer, with a few dark patches, and a submar- 

 ginal, broad, light shade, disappearing before reaching the costa, but ending 

 distinctly on the inner angle of the wing. The hind wings are concolorous 

 with the anterior pair, but are slightly clearer, with transverse dark striga; 

 and two parallel dark lines, of whieh the inner is the more distinct, l^eyond 

 this the margin ol the wing is clouded, and below the middle of tin; inner 

 edge are two or three black dots. Beneath, the wings are lighter, clearer than 

 above, with faint traces of the extradiscal line on the t<)re wings, while on 

 the hind wings, besides the two -short, dark, diffuse lines, is a large, black, 

 broken, discal spot. 



Length of body, <? , 0.55; fore wing, <?, 0.55; expanse of wings, LOG 

 inches. 



Texas; colh'clioi! of j\Ir. Meske. to whom the species is dedicated. 



