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Sect. IV. (Acrapex). Antennae of malt ciliated and not aiinulated. 



A. Fore wing witli more or less developed oblique dark 



slinde from tormen below apex. 



a. Fore wing with white streak on median nervure ex- 



panding at extremity rhabdoneura. 



b. Fore wing without white .streak on median nervure ex- 



panding at extremity. 

 a'. Fore wing with houkod white mark above median 



nervure in lower extremity of cell hamulifera. 



6'. Fore wing without hooked white mark above median 

 nervure. 

 «-. Kind wing fuscous black. 



a-*. F'jre wing nearlj' uniforrn deep rufous metaphaa, 



l^. Fore wing paler witli dark shade along median 



nervure expanding towards tcrmen spoliata. 



h". Hind wing pale, usually more or less strongly 

 tinged with tuscouA. 

 a-*. Fore wing with dark shade along median 

 nervure. 

 a*. Fore wing with the veins of costal area 

 defined by slight dark streaks. 

 a^. J'ore wing with ])ale streaks on the veins 



of costal area only bruniica. 



Ii'. Fore wing with pale streaks on all the 

 veins, 

 a". Head and tegulue black. 



o^. Patagia black alhivena. 



h~. Patagia pale atriceps. 



h^. Head and tegulaj not black. 



ai. Fore wins; ochreous white tinged 



with fuscous brown Icucopldchia. 



b'. Fore wing pale pinkish rufous prif^^a. 



h*. Foi'e wing with the veins of costal area not 



defined by dark streaks cariiea. 



b^. Fore wing without dark shade along median 



nervure roseotiiicia. 



B. Fore wing without oblicpie dark shade from termen below 



apex <euiyina. 



4738. Acrapex rhabdoneura, n. s^x (Plate CXLIV. fig. 8.) 



Head, thorax, and abdomen pale ochreous slightly tinged with 

 rufou.'i ; pal]n dark brown. Fore wing pale ochreous sliglitly 

 irrorated with brown ; the costal edge and interspaces of costal 

 area suffused with reddish brown ; a diffused red-brown fascia in 

 and below cell to near termen where it meets an oblique brown 

 fascia from termen below^ apex to vein 2 with a pale oblique fascia 

 before it from apex ; a white streak on extremity of median 

 nervure slightly hooked on discocellulars ; the veins beyond the 

 cell streaked with white to the subterminal fascia ; a fine red- 

 brown terminal line ; cilia brown mixed with ochreous. Hind 

 wing pure white ; the underside with the costal area tinged with 

 ochreous. 



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