182 N0CTT/ID.3E. 



Genus CHALCOECIA, nov. 



Type, C. emessa. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joiut not 

 reaching middle of frons and moderately fringed with scales in front, tbe 3rd 

 short ; frons with slight rounded prominence with slight transverse ridge at 

 middle and corneous plate below it ; eyes large, round ; antennae of male 

 ciliated ; thorax clothed almost entirely with scales, the prothorax without 

 crest, the metathorax with decumbent crest ; tibiae moderately fringed with 

 hair ; abdomen with dorsal crests on 1st two segments. Fore wing with the 

 apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and hardly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 

 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 

 to form a minute areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle 

 of cell ; 5 obsolescent from well below middle of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from 

 upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



4537. Chalcoecia emessa. 



Anthcecia emessa, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 300, pi. 28. f. 4 



(18S9). 



<5 . Head, thorax, and abdomen greyish suffused with rufous, 

 the metathoracic crest purplish rufous, the abdominal crests bright 

 rufous. Fore wing with the basal and terminal areas grey suffused 

 with purple, the basal half of medial area and postmedial area olive 

 tinged with cupreous, the outer half of medial area grey-white ; 

 antemedial line dark brown, curved ; postmedial line red-brown, 



ft? 6® 



Fig. 65. — Chalcoecia emessa, <$ . \. 



excurved from costa to vein 4, then oblique and bent outwards to 

 inner margin ; cilia white tinged with olive. Hind wing whitish 

 suffused with fuscous brown, especially on terminal half ; cilia 

 brownish at base, whitish at tips. 



Hab. Guatemala, Pantaleon {Champion), 1 <$ type, Godman- 

 Salvin Coll. Exp. 36 millim. 



Genus CHRYSOECIA. 



Type, C. scira. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint not 

 reaching middle of irons and moderately fringed with scales in front, the 3rd 

 short ; frons with slight rounded prominence with vertical ridge at middle and 

 corneous plate below it ; eyes large, round ; antenna; of female ciliated ; thorax 

 clothed with hair and scales mixed, the prothorax without crest, the metathorax 

 with decumbent crest ; tibia; moderately fringed with hair ; abdomen without 

 crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen evenly curved and not 

 crenulate ; veins 3 and ft from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 

 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with 

 veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; ft obsolescent from well below middle of 

 rliscoeeilulars ; 6 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near 

 base only. 



