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two-thirds the length ; first subcostal at one-fourth before end of the cell, second 

 and third close to the end, third bifid, fifth from the end ; discocellular oblique, 

 radial from its lower end ; two upper medians from end of the cell, lower close to 

 the end ; submedian slightly recurved : hindwing moderately long, triangular ; cell 

 short, about one-fourth the length ; subcostals from end of the cell, both joined to 

 the costal at their base ; discocellular outwardly concave ; radial and upper median 

 on a footstalk half beyond the cell, middle median from end of the cell, lower about 

 one-third before the end ; submedian and internal vein straight. Body moderately 

 stout ; abdomen tufted at the tip ; thorax laxly squamous ; labial palpi long, stout, 

 ascending, recurved outward, coarsely squamous, second joint reaching the vertex, 

 third joint of equal length, broad, pointed at the tip, concave v?ithin (like a minia- 

 ture of a rabbit's ear) ; maxillary palpi short, furnished with a tuft of long fine 

 hairs, which are inclosed within the cavity of the labial when at rest ; antennae with 

 a lengthened oval spatular dilatation at base of the shaft, which is covered above by 

 an adpressed scaly tuft, the entire shaft finely serrated and ciliated to near the tip ; 

 legs rather stout, squamous ; hind tibife tufted at the tip. 



Allied to Magiria (Zeller, Stett. Ent. Zeit. 1867, p. 393) and to Ceratamma 

 (Butler, P. Z. S. 1880, p. 689). 



CABRAGUS ATmiTIPALPUS (Plate 184, Fig. 9,^). 



Male. Fore wing purplish-brown, speckled with cinereous scales ; crossed by 

 a curved antemedial pale fascia, beyond which is a darker brown costal patch followed 

 by two smaller patches before the apex : hindwing dusky-brown ; cilia pale purplish- 

 brown. Thorax purplish-brown ; head, labial palpi, and legs dark purplish-brown, 

 cinereous-speckled ; tuft of maxillary palpi ochreous ; dilated base of antennce 

 metallic-brown beneath, ochreous above ; anal tuft ochreous. 



Expanse | inch. 



Captured at Almirhara, May 6th, 1885, by Mr. F. M. Mackwood. 



Genus LACIPEA. 

 Lacipea, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxvii. p. 138 (1863). 



" Female. Wings rather narrow ; fringe broad : forewings slightly rounded at 

 the tips ; exterior border hardly oblique. Body rather stout ; palpi obliquely 

 ascending, not rising above the vertex, third joint very minute, not so much as one- 

 fourth the length of the second ; antennge stout ; thorax smooth ; tegulaa long ; 

 abdomen extending beyong the hindwings ; legs stout, bare ; hind femora and hind 

 tibial dilated, especially the latter." 



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