338 LYCAENIDAL “CAMENA. 
Genus 143.—CAMENA, Hewitson. (PLare XXVIII). 
Camena," Hewitson, Ill. Diurn. Lep., p. 47 (1865); id., Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 3883, p. 5297 
Pratafa, Moore, Lep. Cey., vol. i, p. 108 (1881). 
“FOREWING, triangular, costal margin nearly straight, onfer margin slightly curved 
outwards, shorter than the other margins, zc? margin slightly projecting near the base, where 
it is clothed with a tuft of hair on its underside ; costal nervmre extending to the middle 
of the margin ; sudcostal nervure with three branches, two before the end of the cell, the 
third at a distance from the apex ; discotdal cell half the length of the wing, closed by two disco- 
cellular nervules in a straight line, the second [lower] three times as long as the first [middle], 
joining the third median nervule a little beyond its base ; the upper discoida! nervule leaves the 
subcostal nervure before the end of the cell. HINDWING, with two slender faz/s ; the abdominal 
fold and anal angle clothed thickly with long hair ; costal mervure continued to the apex 
of the wing, szdcostal nervure branched before the end of the cell, discoidal cell short, closed 
obliquely by disco-cellular nervules of equal length, [the Iower] joining the third median nervule 
a little beyond its base. HEAD, large ; eves smooth, the space between them prominent, thickly 
clothed alternately with black and white hair ; fa/fi smooth, very erect, long, the second joint 
compressed, rising above the head, the terminal joint of the male as long as the second ; 
antenne of moderate length, with numerous short joints indicated by white on the underside, 
Bopy, robust.” : 
“The species of this genus, though nearly allied to those of Desdoryx [=Deudorix, Hews 
itson], differs from them in having its eyes smooth, its antennz shorter, and in being without 
the distinct lobe of the hindwing. It resembles nearly some of the species which compose the 
second section of the genus Myrina, Fabricius, but differs from them also in its smooth eyes, in 
possessing a third subcostal nervule [to the forewing], and in the greater length of the terminal 
joint of the palpi. In colour, and in having the tuft of hair between the wings, it appears to 
come near /o/aus, Hiibner, but has very different palpi.” (Hew/tson, 1. c.) 
“FOREWING, triangular, costa arched at the base, afex pointed, exterior margin COnves 
below the apex, fosterior margin convex in the middle and with a tuft of hair beneath; 
discotdal cell recarved, long; first subcostal nervule emitted at half length of the cell, second 
at one-third, ‘4rd at one-eighth, fourth at one-half from below third, 47/4 from the end of the 
cell; upper disco-cellular nervule short, oblique, ewer disco-cellular slightly concave ; discoidal 
nervule from their angle ; second median nervule from one-eighth and frst median from one-third 
before the end of the cell 5 sudmedian nervure straight. H1INDWING, broadly conical, with a 
glandular depression at the base of the subcostal nervure ; costa much arched, exterior margin 
sinuous, abdominal margin long; furnished with two /az/s, anal angle lobed ; costal nervure 
abruptly arched at the base and curved towards the middle ; first subcostal nervule emitted at 
one-half before the end of the cell ; discoidal cell broad ; <tisco-cellular nerzules obliquely recurved ; 
discoidal nervule from their middle; second median nervule emitted at one-fifth, and first 
at nearly one-half, before the end of the cell; sudmedtan nervure straight, internal nervure 
much recurved. Bopy very robust, abdomen short 3 palpi porrect, second joint not extending 
beyond the head, third joint very long, two-thirds the length of the second, slender and 
pointed at tip ; club of avfenna stout; femora of the forelegs slightly pilose beneath. Type 
C. clesia, Hewitson.” (Jfoore, 1. c. in Proe Zool. Soc. Lond.) 
In the forewing the costal nervure terminates opposite to the apex of the cell, the second 
subcostal nervule has its base rather nearer to that of the first subcostal than to that of the 
upper discoidal, the third subcostal is long, arises about midway between the apices of the 
cell and of the wing. the middle disco-cellular nervule arises from the upper discoidal soon 
often the origin of the latter, is very short, half (or less) the length of the lower disco- 
cellular, slightly outwardly oblique, the lower disco-cellular upright, slightly concave, second 
* Mr. Scudder says that Camena is preoccupied through Camena, the latter name having been used three 
years earlier by Baly for a genus of Coleoptera. As, however, the name has been adopted in the key to the genera 
which has already been printed off, it could not without inconvenience be discarded here in favour of P7atapay 
Moore, vhich latter should hereafter be used, 
