TUKIlMESIIDyE. 201 



laxlj pilose, middle femora beneath and tibiae above thickly pilose, hind femora and 

 tibise densely clothed with long hairs ; hind tarsi also pilose above ; spurs short. 

 Tijpe, P. Umminia. 



PLATYJA UMMINIA (Platk 173, Fig. 6, C^a^ ? )• 

 Fhalcena Noctua Umminia, Cramer, Pap. Exot. iii. p. 137, pi. 267, fig. F. (1782), ?. 

 Plati/ja Umminia, Iliihiier, Vcrz. bok. Sclmiett. p. 2()S (1818-25). 

 Ophisma Umminia, Walker, Catal. Lcp. Hot. 15. M. xiv. p. 1384. 

 Sympis suhunita, Guonee, Noet. iii. p. 344 (1852), (J. 



Cotuza drepaiioides. Walker, Catal. Lep. llet. B. M. xv. p. 1552 (1858), $. 

 Ginea remcwnii'. Walker, Catal. Lcji. llet. B. M. xv. p. 1G38 (1858), ?. 

 Ophisma Irajecta, Walker, Cliar. L'liil. Lep. llet. p. 108 (1869), ?. 

 Unlades falcata, Fekler et Rogenli. Nov. Voy. Lep. iv. pi. 115, titr. 8 (1874), $. 



Male. Dark olivescent-brown, the basal area suffused with purpurescent-brown. 



Female. More uniformly purpurescent-brown : forewing with a very indistinct 

 transverse subbasal, and a medial outwardly-oblique brown undulated line, and an 

 outwardly-recurved discal denticulated line with minute whitish vein-points ; an 

 olive-brown streak extends obliquely from the apex to the discal line, the upper end 

 of which below the apex is grey bordered; a blue-black punctiform orbicular spot, 

 and a more or less defined reniform mark ; on the disc in some specimens of both 

 sexes is a prominent geminated white or red spot, whicb is divided by the lower 

 median, the upper portion being also cut by a line, each portion also having a darker 

 red inner-bordered line: hindwing with a discal curved denticulated brown line with 

 white vein-points. Body, palpi, and legs brown ; tarsi with pale bands. 



Expanse 2|- to 2f inches. 



Genus SYMPIS. 



Sympir' (Group 1), Gueuee, Noct. iii. p. 343 (1852). 

 Sympis ([lart). Walker, Catal. Lep. llet. 15. M. xv. p. 154S. 



Male and female. Forewing broad, rather short, triangular, apex acute, subfal- 

 cate, exterior margin convex hindward ; cell extending nearly half the length ; first 

 subcostal emitted at nearly one-half before end of the cell, second at one-fifth, trifid, 

 third at one-seventh from base of second and fourth at four-fifths from base of third, 

 fifth from end of cell and slightly touching third near its base ; discocellular inwardly- 

 oblique, very slender, radials from upper end and near lower end ; middle median 

 from close to end of cell, lower at two-fifths; subinedian curved: hindwing short, 

 broad, exterior margin very convex; cell one-third the length; two subcostals from 

 end of the cell ; discocellular deeply concave, radial from near lower end ; two 

 upper medians from end of cell, lower at one-fourth ; submedian and internal vein 

 slightly curved. Body moderately robust, abdomen conical; palpi vertical, long, 



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