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Genus MONOSCA. 



Fcem. Corpus robustum. Caput pilis erectis indutum. Proboscis 

 mediocris. Palpi porrecti, validi, squamosi, caput paullo superantes ; 

 articulus 3us conicus, Antennae glabraB. Abdomen alas posticas 

 paullo superans. Pedes validi, squamosi; calcaria longa, robusta. 

 Alae anticae elongatae, apice subrotundatae, subtus pilis longis vestitae, 

 margine exteriore valde rotundato perparum obliquo. 



Female, Body stout. Head with short erect hairs. Proboscis 

 moderately long. Palpi porrect, stout, squamous, extending a little 

 beyond the head ; third joint conical, about one-fourth of the length 

 of the second. Antennae smooth. Abdomen extending a little beyond 

 the hind wings. Legs stout, squamous ; hind tibiae with four long 

 stout spurs. Wings elongate. Fore wings slightly rounded at the 

 tips ; exterior border much rounded, very slightly oblique ; under 

 side clothed with long hairs, except towards the interior border ; first, 

 second and third inferior veins approximate. 



47. MONOSCA SUBNOTATA. Fcem. Pallide ferruginea, thorace 

 nigricante fusco, abdomine ochraceo, alis anticis plaga maxima antice 

 furcata linea submarginali dentata intus ditfusa fimbriaque obscure 

 ferrugineis, alis posticis cupreo-cinereis. 



, Female. Pale ferruginous. Thorax blackish brown. Abdomen 

 ochraceous. Fore wings with a very large darker ferruginous patch, 

 which is forked in front and is partly contiguous on the inner side to 

 a blackish antemedial band ; a submarginal slightly darker ferruginous 

 acutely dentate line, which is diffuse on the inner side ; fringe darker 

 ferruginous ; under side and hind wings cupreous-cinereous. Length 

 of the body 8i lines; of the wings 24 lines. 



48. LAPHYGMA PILECTPUA. Fcem. Pallide cinerea, palpis nigri- 

 cantibus porrectis latis apice pallide cinereis caput paullo superantibus 

 articulo 3o brevissimo, thorace nigro sparse consperso fascia antica 

 nigricante roseo terminata, abdomine alas posticas^ paullo superante, 

 alis anticis uigro subconspersis striga trausversa angulosa guttaque 

 costali nigris antemediis orbiculari et reniformi rufo submarginatis hac 

 nigro triguttata linea exteriore undulata e punctis nigris spatio mar- 

 ginali pallide fuscescente lineam undulatam pallide cineream in- 

 cludente, alis posticis albis semihyalinis apud costam pallide cinereis. 



Female. Pale cinereous^smooth, shining. Palpi broad, porrect, 

 blackish except at the tips, extending a little beyond the head ; third 

 joint extremely short. Thorax very thinly black-speckled ; a blackish 

 band on the fore border, rosy at each end. Abdomen extending a 

 little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings thinly black-speckled ; a 



