348 MORPHID.E. 



long spines. Tibial spurs strong. Tarsus slender, -with rows of spines at the sides beneath. Claws and their 

 appendages small. 

 AJ3D0MEN elongated, and rather slender. 



The only known species referable to the present genus is a native of ]\Iinas Geraes, whence several individuals have recently been 

 brought by M. De Gaud. This is mentioned because the only previously known specimen, in the Collection of JI. Boisduval (who 

 kindly forwarded it to England for illustration in this work), was supposed to be a native of the Philippine Islands, a locality at 

 variance with that of all the nearly allied genera, which are natives of the New World. 



The genus is well distinguished by the form of the fore wings, the neai-ly continuous direction of the disco-cellular veins, the hairy 

 palpi, the triarticulate anterior tarsi of the males, and especially by the peculiar colouring of the species (see PL LVIII. fig. 1.) ; 

 the under surface being, moreover, similar to the upper, and consequently destitute of the beautiful ocelli which are so conspicuous 

 a character of most of the preceding species of Morphidae. The dark brown ground colour of the wings is, however, somewhat paler, 

 with the veins dark brown. The upper surface of the hind wings in the males is destitute of any distinct tuft of hairs, but is furnished 

 with long hairs all down the side of the abdominal fold, the fold itself being marked with a clear shining place. 



PENETES. 



1. Pen. Pamphanis. 



Pcnetes Pamphanis Boisduval MS. ; Doubl. Westw. Jy Hewits. Gen. Diurn. Lep. pi. 58. f. 1. 

 Minas Geraes. 



Genus X. N A ROPE Boisduval MS. 



Body very robust and hairy ; wings obscurely coloured, destitute of ocelli on the under side. 

 Head small, hairy, with a small erect tuft of hairs in front. 



Eyes small, but very prominent, naked. 



Labial Palpi rather large, neai'ly erect ; the tip elevated very considerably above the level of the top of the eyes, 

 and porrected but little in front of the head ; compressed rather obliquely, so that the middle of the second 

 joint approaches that of the opposite palpus, in front of the base of the spiral tongue ; the back of this joint 

 has a very minute triangular patch of scales in the middle ; the entire palpus clothed with adpressed scaly 

 hairs ; terminal joint distinct, slender, elongate-conic, directed slightly inwards. 



Antennce short, consisting of but comparatively few articulations, gradually thickening from the base ; the last 

 fourteen joints forming a slender elongate club. 

 Thorax robust, and very hirsute. 



Fore Wings of moderate size, more or less triangular ; the apex acute. Fore margin well arched. Apical 

 margin slightly concave, straight, or sliglitly convex. Inner margin straight, rather longer than the apical. 

 Costal vein extending to about two thirds of the length of the costa. Postcostal vein with its iirst and second 

 branches arising before the anterior extremity of the discoidal cell ; the first running into the costal vein at 

 about the middle of the length of the costa ; the second extending to the costa beyond the extremity of the 

 costal vein ; the third arising at about two thirds, and the fourth at about three fourths, of the length of the 

 wing ; the third extending to, and the fourth below, the tip. Ujjper disco-cellular vein very short, oblique, 

 ai'ising at some distance before the middle of the wing : middle disco-cellular about twice its length, continued 

 in the same direction : outer disco-cellular about half as long again as the middle one, rather less oblique ; 

 closing the discoidal cell near the middle of the wing ; the third branch of the median vein being strongly 

 angulated at the place of junction, which is about as far from the oi'igin of this third branch as exists between 

 the base of the first and second branches. Submodlun curved in the middle in the males, in order to allow 

 space for a patch of elongate orange hairs on the under side, which arises between the median and submedian 

 veins. 



Hind Wings more or less triangular, with the outer margin produced into an angle at the extremity of the second 

 or third branch of the median vein in some of the species. Veins arranged as in Penetes, except that the 

 predlscoidal cell is rather larger, and the costal vein does not quite extend to the extremity of the costal 

 margin. Under surface of the wings obscurely freckled, and marked beyond the middle, in some species, with 

 a row of very minute dots. 



Fore Legs of the male minute, brush-like, densely hairy. Tarsus exarticulate, slender, and cylindrical. 



Four Hind Legs moderately long and strong. Femur curved at the base, and longer than the tibia, which is 

 strongly spinose ; tibial spurs strong. Tarsi less strongly, but more closely, spined at the sides beneath. 

 Claws strong and curved. Paronychia small and slender. 

 Abdomen small, robust. 



