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above middle of DC, M! separate; hindwing with termen nearly smooth or waved, slightly bent at R$, 
tornus pronounced, cell almost one-half, C approximated to cell to near one-half, then rapidly diverging, 
SC? stalked, M! nearly connate. 
Early stages unknown. 
'This and the succeeding genera form a very natural group, the dorsal crests very uniform on the 
whole, median spurs of hindtibia always absent, Q antenna almost fixedly bipectinate (excepting a few 
Oospila). 
Type of the genus : Auophylla includaria (Herrich-Scháüffer) — T/Aalera includaria, Herrich- 
Scháffer (1897). 
Geographical distribution of species. — Neotropical. 
I. A. includaria (Herrich-Scháffer). Brazil. 
Thalera includaria, Herrich-Scháffer, Samml. Aussereur. Schmett. Vol. 1, 
t. 61, f. 341 (1855), p. 36, 62, 82 (1856). 
Phorodesma (?) inclusaria, Guenée, Spec. Gén. Lép. Vol. o. p. 371 (1855). 
Comibaena (2) inclusaria, Walker, List Lep. Ins. Brit. Mus. Vol. 22, p. 570 
(1861). 
Auophylla includaria, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 4, p. 423 (1897). 
2. A. multiplagiala, Warren. Paraguay. N. Argentina. 
Auophylla multiplagiata, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 4. p. 424 (1897). 
3. A. magnifica (Schaus). S. E. Brazil. 
Comibaena magnifica, Schaus, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soc. Vol. 27, p. 252 (1901 . 
4. A. basiplaga, Warren. Paraguay, N. Argentina. 
Auophylla basiplaga, Warren, Novit. Zool. Vol. 14, p. 201 (1907) 1j. 
89. GeNUS AUOPHYLLODES, Nov. GEN., PROUT 
Auophyllodes, nov. gen. l'rout. 
Characters. — Face smooth. Palpus in both sexes slender, with second joint short, third joint 
in gf rather small, pointed, in Q relatively long. smooth. Tongue present. Antenna in both sexes 
strongly bipectinate, the branches ceasing rather abruptly, apex nearly simple, ciliated. Pectus slightly 
hairy. Hindtibia in cf not dilated, in both sexes with terminal spurs only. Abdomen with compact, 
glossy crests (typically small; larger in ecuadorata, etc.). Frenulum in gf slender, from before well- 
marked basal expansion; in Q wanting. Forewing with costa gently arched, apex moderate or rather 
acute, termen smooth, oblique, slightly curved to nearly straight, cell rather short, DC little incurved, 
SC!stalked with SC?5, SC? typically arising after SC», R! often stalked, M! connate to long-stalked ; 
hindwing with termen rounded, or very slightly bent at R?, tornus rather pronounced, cell more or less 
short, DC not very oblique, sometimes angled at origin of R?, C approximated to cell for some distance, 
SC? stalked, R? characteristic, M! shortly to long stalked (Pl. 8, Fig. 16). 
Early stages unknown. 
Typically very characteristic in the venation, but in order to avoid multiplying genera, we have 
included all the species in which SC! of forewing is stalked, even where SC? does not (as in the vene- 
suelata group) arise after SC*. 
Type of the genus : Auofhyllodes venezuelata (Walker) — Comibaena venezuclata Walker. 
Geographical distribution of species. — Central America to Brazil. 
1) Oospila basip/aga on type label. 
