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IVIarsipiophora, gen. nov. ^). 



Fruns rounded, with a slig-ht prominence, smootliiy scaled. Ver- 

 tex covered witli long rough scales, which form two tufts hetween the 

 l)ases of antennae, and a cilia somewhat overhanging the frons. Eyes 

 large, round and naked, without cilia. Antennae simi^Ie with spare 

 short bristles in both sexes. Labial palpi short, thickly clothed with 

 scales; second joint obli([uely ascending; third joint porrect, very short, 

 its length not exceeding about one third of lenght of the second; the 

 cavity at tip reaching to one half or more of the lenght of the Joint. Pro- 

 boscis long, well developed. 



Thorax clothed with rough scales, produced ix'hind into a slight 

 threefold tuft. Tegulae ascending. 



Pore wing broad, rounded at apex, with the discocellulars unde- 

 veloped; accessory cell present; veins 4 and .5 from near lower angle of 

 cell; vein 6 from upper angle of cell; veins 7 and 8 from angle of ac- 

 cessory cell, the latter stalked with 9 at about ^/з of length from apex: 

 vein 10 from outside the middle of accessory cell, veins 10, 11 and 12 

 terminating outside of outer angle of accessory cell. Hind wing broad, 

 with the outer margin rounded; subcostal ending in apex, anastomo- 

 sing near base Avith radius; discocellulars undeveloped; vein 5 obsoles- 

 cent (much weaker than the rest), from a little below middle of disco- 

 cellulars; veins 3 and 4 from lower angle of cell; two internal veins. 



Legs smoothly clothed with scales: mid and hind femora fringed 

 with hair on inner side; mid and hind tibiae with bristle-like scales 

 on outer side; tibia of fore legs very short, about ^/з of length of femur, 

 with a strong curved terminal claw on inner side; tarsi of all legs spined. 



Alxlomen smoothly scaled, without crests. The scent-pencils of 

 hair of the male are fixed at the first abdominal tergite and concealed 

 in two ventral sheaths, situated laterally, extending into the fourth ter- 

 gite, open at the sides and closed only at their end, which is bent 

 dorsally. 



Copulatory male ai)paralus (fig. 1) symmetrical, uncus sickle-shaped, 

 sacculus very itroad, clasper strong, free, the anal angle of the valvae 

 with a large triangular ])rocess pointing ventrally. Female genital ap- 

 paratus (fig. 2): bursa copulatrix irregularly bag-like, ductus bursae 

 very short, bent only a little; ductus seminalis rather short, a little 

 dilated near its apertui-e into the oviductus communis; receptaculum 

 seminis small; gland ula rece[)taculi very long. 



M [iotpaiTf.ov, pocket. 



PyccK. Энтом. Обозр. 1909. № 1—2. (.1юнь 1909 г.). 



