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sharp, sometimes obtuse rounded ; outer margin rounded, inner 

 margin rounded, generally slightly sinuate. Above, the most of 

 tlie species liave 2 crossbands of larger scales, which in places rise 

 up into tuftings ; two cross lines limiting the basal and middle 

 fields. Beneath, both sexes with the usual hair tuft receptacle in 

 which the frenulum is hooked ; a tuft or {)atch of coarse, not ver_\- 

 long, hairs at the base of the wing between vein i and the inner 

 margin. In some of the species, in the males, a costal fold of coarse 

 transverse scales extending from base sometimes 7., the length of 

 costa. Beneath this and partially or altogether hidden a vureous spot. 



Hind wings, broad, nearly unicolorous, with rather indistinct anterior 

 angle and rounded anal angle. 

 Venation. 



Fore ivings, 12- or ii -veined, venation very variable, but 7, Sand 

 9 always stemmed, 3 always separate. A peculiar feature is in 

 the abnormal venation of those males which have the costal 

 fuld and \itreous spot on the fore wings ; the ordinary plan of 

 venation is essentially modified, the outer discal limitation bemg 

 lost and the lower median being greatly widened and swollen. 



Hind wings, with 3 internal veins, and 8 veins in all. counting after 

 the method of most of the great systematists and the method now 

 almost universally adopted ; cell short and closed, 8 reaches the 

 base, being joined with 7 by a short cross vein beyond the cell, .'sub- 

 costal present, distinct near anterior angle, but becoming obsolete 

 always before reaching base. Otherwise the venation is varial)le. 



Frenulum, single in (^, double in 9- 

 Abdomen, cylindric, not tufted, with one exception. 



Genitalia. Uncus prominent, slender, bent, furcate at base ; inferior 

 lobe somewhat ladle-shaped, fringed on upper posterior margin 

 with stiff inwardly directed hairs ; side lobes rather prominent with 

 long hairs turned inwardly and sometimes with stout incurving 

 spine at base. 

 Legs, rather short, stout, generally loosely scaled, tarsi generally spin- 

 ulated, claw sharj), sickle-shaped. 



Fore legs. Coxaj broad, flattened, oval, broadest at base ; femora 

 flattened, stout ; tibice short, about '/, femora, tibial epiphysis near 

 middle and less than ' ,, tibiae in length. ist tarsus as long as tibia, 

 and about as long as the rest together ; femora sometimes tufted on 

 end. \ 



Middle legs. Coxx-, femora and tibiae flattened-cylindrical, the tibiiv en- 

 larged at lower end ; tibia; with a pair of spurs at end ; tibice a little 

 shorter than femora; ist tarsus nearly as long as the rest together. 



