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GLYPHIPTERYX, Hiilner. 



- Glypliipteryx ? dimidiatella, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., 

 B. M., xxx. 839. 



This insect has not in any degree the appearance of 

 the genus Glyphipteryx ; but as only one wing of the 

 typical species is in even reasonably fair condition, the 

 antennae and palpi being altogether absent, I am unable 

 to determine in what known genus, if any, it could be 

 more correctly placed. I may add to Walker's descrip- 

 tion that beyond the yellow basal half the fore wing is 

 rather shining purplish. 



IDIOGLOSSA, n. g. 



Caput superne ac in fronte squamis appressis laevi- 

 gatum. Antennae crassiusculae simplices, articulo basali 

 non majus incrassato quam alis anticis paulo breviores. 

 Palpi labiales tenues articulo secundo squamis ap- 

 pressis vix incrassato, articulo apicali nudo acuminato. 

 Haustellum supra longe fasciculaturn. Alae anticae et 

 posticae angustae elongatae acuminatae, metallice ornatae. 

 Tibiae posticae pilosae. 



Head smooth above and in front. Antennae stout, 

 simple, with the basal joint not thickened, rather 

 shorter than the fore wings. Tongue long and thickly 

 scaled, with a reduplicated tuft of long hair-like scales 

 depending from its basal half, above.* Fore and hind 

 wings narrow, elongate, acuminate, and ornamented 

 with metallic scales. Hind tibiae somewhat hairy. 



This genus seems to be allied to the genera Stathmo- 

 poda, Stn., and Cosmopteryx, Hub., which it much 

 resembles in the form of the wings and in its general 

 appearance; but the tufted base of the tongue and 

 brightly ornamented hind wings at once separate it, 

 and enable it to be easily recognised. 



Idioglossa bigemma, n. s. (PL XIII. , fig. 42). 



Capite argenteo ; palpis argenteis. Antennis argenteis 

 subflavide obscurius annulatis. Alis anticis ochreis 

 argenteo-aeneo metallice pernitidis ; fascia ante apicem 

 perangusta obliqua, striga ante medium, macula prope 



* In the figure this is shown somewhat too much divided ; the 

 hind wings also are a little too long. 



