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Acosmetia caliginosa. 



Harpe roundly peaked, without corona, the costal edge 

 curved ; at the base of the cucullus is a raised flap ; 

 clasper curved and bulbed at the end; sacculus consists 

 of two round balloons ; uncus spatulate, broad ; vesica 

 simple. 



HydPilla palustris. From Eustace Bankes. 



Pencils absent. 



Harpe rounded, without corona; clasper tapered; 

 editum raised, with long spines; vesica with long 

 slender cornutus ; juxta with a lateral pair of spined 

 processes. 



It may here be convenient to take the following 

 species, the peculiar formation of the harpes, and 

 general appearance of which seem to form a separate 

 group, the Cosmiidce, which appears to lead naturally to 

 the Triphcenidce, which again, forms a connecting link 

 to the Agrotidce. 



Stilbia anomala. From F. de Kane. 

 Harpe peaked, without corona ; clasper peaked ; sacculus 

 very narrow ; clavus long and club shaped ; uncus not 

 pointed ; vesica with bands of long teeth. 



Tethea subtusa. Pencils present. 



Harpe peaked, with corona ; clasper curved ; ampulla 

 very weak ; uncus flattened ; peniculus protruded above ; 

 vesica with a bunch of teeth. 



Retusa. 



Harpe trigonate, peaked, with corona ; cucullus divided ; 

 clasper elbowed and strong ; ampulla absent ; uncus 

 slender ; vesica with short bulbed cornuti. 



Euperia fulvago ; paleacea. Pencils present. 

 Harpe peaked, with double corona; cucullus long; clasper 

 curved ; the structure of the tegumen is exceptional, the 

 peniculus is produced into a high shoulder ; the uncus 

 slender and tapered, is set on a rounded process, at 

 either side of which, are two bent lobes ; the vesica has 

 two cornuti. 



