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simple in the females^ the palpi are of moderate length, 

 the last joint being tolerably long and porrect. Dr. 

 Folder remarks (Wien. Ent. Mon. VI.) — ''Genera 

 Esthema, Eucyane, Anthomyza,* Phaloe, Phaloesia, Biop- 

 tis, Composia et alia ad primi abdominalis annuli latera 

 duo exhibent foramina, operculo globuliformi tecta." 



I am acquainted with descriptions of the following 

 species : — 



Esthema, Hiibner.f 



1. E. hicolora, Cr. pi. 143, A. 



E. dicliroa, Hiibner, Samml. Ex. Schmett. 1, pi. 187. 

 Sa6.— Para. B. M. 



2. E. Aletta, Cr. pi. 396, C. 

 Hah. — Surinam. 



3. E. simulata, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het. Suppl. p. 1872. 

 E. mimica, Walk., I. c, p. 1874. 



j?a&.— Bogota. B. M. 



4. E. plagifera, Fold., Wien. E. Mon. 6, p. 230. 

 Hah. — Rio Negro. 



5. E. speciosa, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het. Suppl. p. 1873. 

 Ba&.— Bogota. B. M. 



6. E. Herrona, Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. Oct. 



1871, p. 285. 

 Hah. — Bogota. Coll. Saunders. 



7. E. euplceodesy Butler, loc. cit. 

 Hah. — Colombia. Coll. Saunders. 



8. E. uraneides, Butler, loc. cit. 

 Hah. — Cayenne. Coll. Saunders. 



9. E. conjluens, Butler, attte p. 49. 

 JBa6.— Villa Nova. 



* rr Pericopis. 



f Included two types, E. dichroa aud pajnlinnaria ; the latter is now 

 referred to the genus Cynloria. 



