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101. Trotosema sordidum, n. sp. (no. 905). 



Smoky brown : wings crossed by two dusky diffused stripes, 

 the first central, the second (with defined sinuated outer edge) 

 limiting the external border ; a series of black marginal dots : 

 primaries with black discoidal spots, both very small. Wings 

 below irrorated with whity brown ; two irregular sinuous 

 dusky-bordered whitish discal lines ; black discocellular spots 

 and blackish marginal dots. Expanse of wings 1 inch 



3 lines. 



Cidamplura, n. gen. 



Allied to Edessena, but differing in its enormous compressed 

 sabre-like palpi ; first palpal joint 4 millims. in length, curved 

 upwards at the base, gradually expanding but straight from 

 near the base to the crown ; second joint 4| millims. in length, 

 placed at right angles to the first, narrow at base, slightly 

 widening towards the crown, thickly fringed with hair inter- 

 nally ; third joint 4^ millims. in length, narrow at base, gradu- 

 ally tapering to a point at apex, slightly incurved and fringed 

 internally with hair. Primaries acuminate, with arched outer 

 margin. Type C. gladiata. 



102. Cidariplur a gladiata, n. sp. (no. 902). 



Smoky brown : wings crossed by a white-edged dark brown 

 discal line ; a black marginal line : primaries with a white 

 reniform spot and a very minute white orbicular dot. Under 

 surface paler ; wings with an ill-defined dusky discal line 

 and blackish discocellular spots. Expanse of wings 1 inch 



4 lines. 



108. AmbJygoes albinotata, n. sp. (no. 921). 



Primaries bronzy brown, with grey external border; two 

 nearly central parallel stripes, slightly darker than the ground- 

 colour, and terminating upon the costa in reversed snow-white 

 spots ; a subapical costal white dot or slender transverse dash ; 

 a lunular orange discocellular spot : secondaries dull copper- 

 brown, with grey outer border, separated from the ground-colour 

 by a scarcely perceptibly darker diffused band : thorax bronze- 

 brown ; abdomen grey. Under surface greyish brown : pri- 

 maries with the costa bronze-brown, interrupted by a marginal 

 short white line near the base, an oblique dash beyond the cell, 

 and a slender subapical line parallel to the outer margin ; outer 

 border irrorated with white scales ; a slender blackish margi- 

 nal line : secondaries irrorated with white scales ; a whitish 

 submarginal line ; a slender black marginal line : legs brown, 

 tarsi banded with white. Expanse of wings 1 inch 2 lines 



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