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underside more cinereous. Palpi vertical, rather long, pale luteous; third joint 

 linear, conical at the tip. 

 " Expanse 20 lines." 



Described by Mr. Walker from specimens in the Collection of Mr. B. L. Layard. 



Genus GRAMMODES. 



Grammodes, Gaenee, Noct. iii. p. 275 (1852); Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xiv. p. 1440. 

 Parallelia (part), Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 269. 

 Grammodes (part), Lederer, Noct. p. 199. 

 Leucanitis (part), Lederer, id. p. 198. 



Forewing somewhat elongated, triangular ; cilia broad ; cell extending more 

 than half the length; first subcostal emitted at two-fifths before end of the cell, 

 second at one-sixth, trifid, fifth from end of the cell and slightly touching thii'd near 

 its base ; discocellular inwardly-oblique, concave, bent near lower end, radials from 

 upper end and lower angle ; middle median from angle close to end of cell, lower at 

 two-fifths ; subraedian slightly curved : hindwing broad, exterior margin convex ; 

 cell more than one-third the length ; two subcostals from end of the cell ; discocellular 

 very slender, bent in the middle, radial from near lower end ; two upper medians 

 from end of the cell, lower at one-fourth ; submedian and internal vein straight. 

 Body moderately stout ; palpi rather thick, apex reaching the vertex, laxly squamose, 

 third joint short ; antennge simple ; legs stout, long, femora pilose beneath, spurs long. 



Type, G. geometrica. 



GEAMMODES AMMONIA. 



Phalcena Noctua Ammonia, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. p. 98, pi. 250, fig. d (1782). 



Grammodes Ammonia, Guenee, Noct. iii. p. 278; Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xiv. p. 1443. 



Forewing purpurescent greyish-brown ; crossed by an inwardly-oblique ante- 

 medial and a postmedial black-brown band, both of which end in a slender line from 

 the subcostal ; the intervening space between the two bands below the subcostal vein 

 being ochreous-white, the outer border of the postmedial band also margined by an 

 ochreous-white line, followed by a submarginal angulated black fascia : hindwing 

 greyish-brown, with a medial transverse brownish-white band, the outer margin 

 broadly grey-speckled ; cilia at the apex and anal angle also brownish-white. Body, 

 palpi, and legs above greyish-brown. 



Expanse 1|^ to If inch. 



Genus CHALCIOPE. 



Chalciope, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 268 (1818-25). 

 Grammodes (part), Guunee ; Walker. 



Forewing short, triangular ; cilia broad ; cell extending half the length ; first 

 subcostal emitted at two-fifths before end of the cell, second at one-fifth, trifid, fifth 



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