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a little more than its length from the praebrachial transverse vein, and 

 by more than half its length from the border. Alulae whitish. Hal- 

 teres yellow. Abdomen greyish-black, sublinear, longer than the tho- 

 rax, with a black dorsal stripe. 

 Not rare. (E.) 



69. decrepita? Zett. D. S. iv. 1454. 65 (1845). Fcem. cinereo- 

 tomentosa, frontalibus atris, thorace fusco-trimttato lateribus canis, alis 

 cinereis basi et antice subluridis, abdomine subfusiformi non mttato. 

 Long. 3 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Black, with cinereous tomentum. Head white; frontalia broad, 

 deep black. Sixth joint of the antennae pubescent. Thorax with three 

 brown stripes, hoary on each side. Wings grey, with a lurid tinge at 

 the base and in front ; cubital and praebrachial veins slightly diverging 

 from the praebrachial transverse vein to the border; discal transverse 

 vein very slightly oblique, hardly curved inward, parted by very much 

 more than its length from the praebrachial transverse vein, and by much 

 less than its length from the border. Alulae whitish. Abdomen sub- 

 fusiform, longer than the thorax, not striped. 



Not common. (E.) 



70. bruxmeilinea ? Zett. D. S. iv. 1448. 58 (1845). Fcem. ci- 

 nereo-cano-tomentosa, capite albido, frontalibus atris antice rufis, tho- 

 race fusco-quinquevittato, alis fulvo-subcinereis, abdomine longi-ovato non 

 mttato. Long. 2; alar. 5 lin. 



Black, with cinereous hoary tomentum. Head whitish; frontalia 

 broad, deep black, more or less bright red in front. Sixth joint of the 

 antennae pubescent. Thorax with jive slender pale brown stripes. Wings 

 greyish, with a slight tawny tinge at the base and in front ; cubital and 

 praebrachial veins diverging from the praebrachial transverse vein to the 

 discal transverse vein, almost parallel from thence to the border ; discal 

 transverse vein oblique, almost straight, parted by very much more than 

 its length from the praebrachial transverse vein, and by more than half 

 its length from the border. Alulae -whitish. Abdomen elongate-oval, 

 hardly longer than the thorax, not striped. 



Not rare. (E.) 



71. varicolor, Meig. Zw. v. 167. 146 (1826). Canescente-to- 

 nientosa, capite albo, frontalibus antice rufis, thorace vittis tribus indis- 

 tinctis obscurioribus, alis lurido-subfuscis, abdominis mtta dorsali niara. 

 Long. 2^-3 ; alar. 6 lin. 



Black, with grey tomentum. Head white; frontalia red in front. 

 Sixth joint of the antennae very minutely pubescent. Thorax with three 

 indistinct darker stripes. Wings brownish, with a lurid tinge ; cubital 

 and prsebrachial veins slightly diverging from the praebrachial transverse 

 vein to the discal transverse vein, parallel from thence to the border ; 

 discal transverse vein slightly oblique, straight, parted by much more 

 than its length from the praebrachial transverse vein, and by more than 



