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transversely shaded with pale smoky brown. The transverse posterior line is 

 indicated by darker scales. It is lightly sinuate, outwardly rounded opposite 

 the cell. Subterminal line fine, quite distinct, pale smoky brown, nearly per- 

 pendicular, a little irregular, twice more prominently indented. There are 

 very faint indications of basal transverse shade lines ; fringes white. Hind wings 

 white, with a smoky discoloration inside the fringe, more prominent towards 

 the apices. Beneath, the fore wings are dark smoky brown, except along 

 internal margin near the base, where they are white as are the fringes. Hind 

 wings white with faint dot and smoky shadings. Body parts white ; a faint 

 mixture of brown scales is perceivable under the glass, especially on the legs. 

 The insect distantly recalls in appearance the European Cilix spinula. 



Expanse, 16 m. m. My specimens were collected iu Xew Jerse}'. 



Condylolomia,* n. g. 



Vein 8 of the secondaries (Plate 5, fig. 5) anastomising with 7 ; veins 3 and 

 4 of the fore wings (Plate 5, fig. 4) furcating. In the male the costa, beyond 

 the cell, at a little beyond basal third, is provided with a fold within which is 

 concealed a tuft of hair. At the base, at costa, above the cell, is a rounded 

 blister. Fore wings with the outer margin straighter than usual, resembling 

 Asopia. Vein 1 with an incomplete subbasal lower branch. Cell aborted, 

 hardly one-fourth as long as the wing ; veins 3 and 4 furcate ; 5 thrown ofi" 

 from the upper side of median vein a little without the lower angle of the 

 cell ; 2 below and beyond 5, about one-third of the distance between 5 and the 

 furcation of 3 and 4. Vein 6 from the discal cross-vein near the middle to 

 costa, just before the apices; 7 to costa near 6; 8 out of 7 to costa at the 

 center of the wing ; veins 9 to 11 wanting ; 12 an abortive veinlet, apparently 

 skirting the basal blister and joining the costa at the commencement of the 

 costal fold. Ocelli. Body slender, tortriciform ; labial palpi porrect, as long 

 as the front, coarsely scaled ; terminal joints projected forwards. Tongue 

 spiral. Maxillary palpi not detected. Antennae ( ^ ) moderate, finely pubes- 

 cent beneath. 



Condylolomia differs from any hitherto described genus of Pyral- 

 idae in the O-veined primaries. It agrees with Duponchelia, Stego- 

 thyris and Paraponyx, in that veins 3 and 4 of the primaries are 

 furcating (Lederer's Plate 2, fig. 26), vein 5 arising from the median 

 vein before the origin of vein 2 below. It approaches in costal 

 character Cnaplialocrocis and Crocidolomia, but here the swelling 

 is at base above the very short discal cell, and the fold, concealing a 



* Gr. : j]6v6vAoc et /.una. 



