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about half the length of inner ; abdomen extremely long especially 
in male which has the anal segment long. Forewing long and nar- 
row ; veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell; 7straight and well separated 
from 8,9, 10. Hindwing with veins 3, 4, 5 from angle of cell; 6, 
7 shortly stalked, 7 in male connected with 8 at a point or by an 
oblique bar, male with the costal area more or less enlarged. 
Sect. I. Antenne annulated. 
A. Forewing of male with the apex produced, and the 
outer margin very oblique. 
a. Hindwing of male with the costal and inner areas 
greatly enlarged, the latter with longitudinal 
folds; vein 7 connected with 8 by an oblique bar. 
Type. (1). Drac#Nura sTENosoMA, Feld., Reis. Nov., 
pl. 134, fig. 16 - ; ‘ : See E Tr: 
b. Hindwing of male with the inner area not 
enlarged or folded; vein 7 connected with 8 at a 
point. 
(2). DRACENURA PROSTHENIALIS, Sp. 0. 
¢. Fuscous with a cupreous tinge ; metathorax and basal part 
of abdomen white, distal part of abdomen black ringed with 
white. Forewing with the inner medial area suffused with whitish; 
an indistinct fine dark subbasal line ; a discoidal point ; an oblique 
postmedial line slightly curved below costa and with a dark spot 
on costa ; cilia whiteat tips. Hindwing whitish becoming cupreous 
fuscous towards outer margin; a fine dark postmedial line on media! 
area ; cilia white at tips. 
Hab. Humboldt Bay, New Guinea (Doherty). Ezp., 
30 mm. ‘Types in Coll. Rothschild and B. M. 
B. Forewing of male with the apex not produced ; 
hindwing with slight enlargements of the costal 
and inner areas; vein 7 connected with 8 at a 
point. 
(3). tDRACHZNURA LEUCOPROCTA, Sp. 0. 
¢. Head, thorax, and abdomen fuscous, the last black towards 
the anal segment which is pure white; wings uniform fuscous 
suffused with silvery grey; the outer margin of hindwing 
blackish. 
Hab. New Hebrides (Matthew). Hvp., 28 mm. 
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