GKRKODT-S. 



ATTfUIA. 



4iy 



48S9. Gerrodes longipes. 



Diamuna longipes. Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 334, pi. 30. f. IS 



(1889). 



Head and thorax red-browii mixed with some grey, the tuft of 

 scales at extremity of patagia and the metathoracic crests brighter 

 rufous; abdouieu red-brown dorsally sutfused with blackisli, tbe 

 basal crest rufous. Fore wing bright red-brown, the inner and 

 terminal areas tinged with grey, a slight pale streak in end of cell 



Ficj. I'iS.— Gerrodes 



and pale streaks in the interspaces beyond upper augle ; a slight 

 dark streak below basal half of median nervure and a minute 

 subbasal streak above inner margin ; subbasal and antemedial 

 lines, orbicular, and reniforra absent ; postmedial line dark brown, 

 slightly detined by greyish on outer side, arising from costa tov\ ards 

 apex, excurved to vein 3, then double, bent inwards and running 

 very obliquely to submediau fold beyond middle, a short white streak 

 below it towards vein 2 ; subterminal line dark brown defined by 

 whitish on inner side, excurved to vein 3, then bent inwards to vein 1 

 beyond middle ; a minutely waved dark terminal line ; cilia pale 

 rufous with a slight dark line through them. Hind wing orange 

 with a broad black-brown terminal band expanding on inner area; 

 cilia greyish with a fine dark line through them. Underside 

 of fore wing yellow, the costal area rufous, the terminal area 

 greyish brown with slight pale streaks on the veins, some rufous 

 suffusion in middle of cell, a largo blackish discoidal spot with 

 some rufous sutfusinn below it ; hind wing with blackish discoidal 

 spot, tbe terminal band extending on costa to before middle where 

 it shades to rufous and not expanding at tornus. 



Hah. Mexico, Jalapa {Trujillo\ 5 J, 1 9 type, Godraan-Salvin 

 Coll. E.rp. 54-60 miliim. 



Genus AUCULA. 



Type. 



Aiocula, Wlk. Trans. Ent. See. (3) i. p. 2,53 (1862) joiioides. 



Arpia, Schaus, J. N.Y. Ent. Soi;. iv. p. 148 (1896) jaueira. 



Proboscis fully developed; palpi obliquely iiptiirnecl, tbe 2ncl joint reaching to 

 about middle of frons and fringed witli long hair in front, the b'rd niodi-i-ate, 

 porrect; irons with rounded prominence with tnincale conical process at 

 centre with raised edges and cx)rnei)us plate below it ; eyes large, round ; 

 anteinue of both se.xes typicallj bipectinate with rather short branches 



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