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Genus Constantia. 



Constantia, Rag., Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr., 1887, p. cxxxvii. 

 Battinia, Rag., Bull. Soc. Ent. Fr., 1887, p. cxxxvii. 

 Zonora, Swinh., P. Z. S., 1889, p. 419. 

 Mnesixena, Meyr., Trans. Ent. Soc, 1890, p. 472. 

 Palura, Rag., Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr., 1891, p. 61. 

 Palmitia, Rag., Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr., 1891, p. 78. 

 Hercynodes, Rag., Ann. Ent. Soc. Fr., 1895, p. xxii. 



Proboscis absent ; palpi porrect and downcurved, about the 

 length of head and thickly scaled, the 3rd joint minute ; maxillary 

 palpi thickly scaled ; antennae with the basal joint thickly tufted 

 with scales in front ; mid and hind tibiae of male with the outer 

 spurs short. Forewing with the costa nearly straight ; the inner 



Constantia opiparalis, $ , { (from Moths Ind., vol. iv,). 



and outer margins forming a nearly even curve ; vein 3 from 

 before angle of cell; 5 from above angle ; 6 from upper angle; 10, 

 11 free. Hindwing with the discocellulars highly angled ; vein 3 

 from before angle of cell ; 5 from slightly above angle ; 6, 7 from 

 upper angle. 



Sect. I. {Dattinia). — Antennae of male ciliated, forewing 

 with vein 7 from 8 after 9. 



(1 ). Constantia proximalis, Christ., Hor. Ent. 



Ross., xvii., p. 116 ; and Rom. Mem., iii., 



pl. 1, fig. 7. 

 +HYPOTIA INGRATA, Butl., P. Z. S., 1881, Armenia, 



p. 621 Persia, C. 



^Hypotla rubella, Swinh., P. Z. S., 1884, Asia, Sind. 



p. 523, pl. 48, fig. 9. 

 (2). Constantia concatenalis, Led., Wieu E. Europe, 



Ent. Mon., 1858, p. 145, pl. 3, fig. 3 . Syria, 

 (3). Constantia staudingerialis. Rag., Ann. 



Ent. Soc. Fr., 1891 .... Algeria. 



