Il. A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF CLEAR-WING MOTH 
INJURIOUS TO FIG IN COLOMBIA 
(LEPIDOPTERA: AEGERIIDAE) 
The species described below was received from Dr. F. Luis Gallego 
M., Chief, Departmento de Entomologia, Facultad de Agronomia e 
Instituto Forestal, Universidad Nacional, Medellin, Colombia, who 
states that it is of economic importance as a pest of fig. 
IT am indebted to Mr. John D. Bradley, British Museum (Natural 
History), who searched the collections of that institution in an effort 
to identify this species. Mr. Bradley writes, ‘‘The only species 
showing close resemblance in forewing pattern in our collections is 
Synanthedon (Aegerra) apicalis Walker from Amazon. But. . . the 
wing venation differs and the species is not congeneric with your 
specimens.” 
Ficivora Clarke, new genus 
Antenna of male strongly ciliate, except 10 terminal segments, each 
segment with multiple cilia ventrally and clothed with closely ap- 
pressedscalesabove. Female antenna minutely and sparsely pubescent 
ventrally, dorsally thickened by loosely appressed, long scales; ter- 
minal 7 or 8 segments finely pubescent only. Tongue well developed, 
naked. Ocellus well developed, posterior. Labial palpus upturned, 
second segment roughened by long spreading scales; third segment 
somewhat depressed, clothed with long, closely appressed scales. Head 
and throax smooth. 
Forewing with 10 veins; 2 and 3 coincident from angle of cell; 4 
nearer to 2+3 than to 5; 4, 5, and 6 about equidistant; 7 to costa 
slightly before apex; 9 stalked with 10 and not reaching costa; 11 
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