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Genus VI. CIRROCHROA. 



Argynnis God*, fyc. 



Head of moderate size, clothed with hairs. 



Eyes ovate, not remarkably prominent. 



MaxiUoe rather slender, scarcely so long as the thorax. 



Labial Palpi slightly divergent, ascending, rising above the forehead, scaly ; the second joint 

 furnished with a slight dorsal tuft, and externally with numerous erect setae. First joint 

 curved, very short ; second joint five times as long as the first, swollen at the middle, taperino- 

 almost to a point at the apex ; third joint slender, acicular, barely one seventh the length of the 

 second. 



Antennae of moderate length, gradually thickening into a slender club, the articulations of which 

 are not more distinct than those of the other portion of the antennas. 

 Thorax moderately stout, oval, hairy. 



Anterior Wings subtriangular ; the anterior margin rounded ; the outer margin about two thirds 

 the length of the anterior, nearly straight, or slightly concave ; inner margin rather shorter than 

 the outer, slightly emarginate. Costal nervure not extending to the middle of the costa. 

 Subcostal nervure emitting its first nervule shortly before its second, at the end of the cell ; its 

 third at about two thirds the distance between the cell and the apex ; the fourth nearer to the 

 third than to the apex ; the third terminating at the apex. Upper disco-cellular nervule nearly 

 wanting. Middle disco-cellular nervule curved inwards, or slightly angular. Lower disco-cellular 

 nervule very slender, nearly straight, more than double the length of the middle disco-cellular, 

 joining the median nervure at a short distance before the origin of its second nervule. Internal 

 nervure wanting. 



Posterior Wings obovate ; the outer margin slightly sinuate ; the inner emarginate near the anal 

 angle. Precostal nervure simple, curved outwards. Discoidal nervure appearing to be a third 

 subcostal nervule ; but little curved. Discoidal cell open. Abdominal fold ample. 



Anterior Legs of the male scaly, the femur and base of the tibia slightly ; apex of the tibia and the 

 tarsus thickly covered with long hairs. Tibia shorter than the femur, but longer than the 

 tarsus, which is subcylindric, slightly pointed, one-jointed. Anterior Legs of the female scaly. 

 Tibia smooth, slightly shorter than the femur. Tarsus about the length of the tibia, 

 five-jointed ; its first joint, cylindric, slightly curved, smooth, about twice the length of the other 

 joints combined ; second and third joints transverse, of equal breadth, the latter rather shorter 

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