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terminates in a central pointed tuft of hairs, which is rather 

 longer than the terminal lateral tufts. Tlie fore-wings resemble 

 those of a Chcerocainpa or a CucuUia in sliape, being acutely 

 pointed, with the costa somewhat convex for the last three- 

 quarters of its length, and the hind margin scalloped between 

 the nervures. The hind-wings are of a very peculiar shape, 

 the hind margin being scalloped between the nervures, and 

 produced into a short tail at the outer angle, and beyond this 

 point the margin runs straight and obliquely inwards to the 

 anal angle, which is not Avell marked, owing to the inner margin 

 being fringed with long hairs. The clothing of the wings is 

 very thick, and as the specimens cannot be denuded, the 

 neuration is a little difficult to follow, but the cells appear to be 

 open, the median nervure four- branched, and the sub-costal 

 nervure of the fore-wings five-branched, the branches being 

 very long. In the female, the antennae are longer than in 

 Gonometa, and are shortly and regularly pectinated, the thorax 

 is crested on the median line, and the abdomen is tufted on the 

 sides. The abdomen, though stout, is less so than in the 

 female of Gonometa, and though longer and more tapering, 

 hardly extends beyond the hind-wings, because the latter 

 are much longer than in Gonometa. The fore-wings are 

 leaf-shaped, and very broad before the apex, which is pointed ; 

 the costa is much arched before the extremity, and the hinder 

 angle is convexly rounded off. The hind-wings are likewise 

 regularly rounded, and as in the fore-wings, the hind margins are 

 hardly scalloped. The neuration resembles that of the male, 

 but the cells in all the wings are closed and the sub-costal 

 nervure of the fore-wings is six-branched. 



We are indebted to His Excellency Sir Gilbert Carter for the 

 discovery of the transformations of the interesting species upon 

 which I have founded the present genus. He forwarded both 

 sexes to Miss Emily Mary Sharpe, who has kindly lent 



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