796 AECTIADiE. 



Genus RHABDATOMIS. 



Type. 

 Rhabdatomis, Dyar, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. xv. p. 227 (1907) zaba. 



Froboscis fully developed ; palpi slender, porrect, extending as far as frons, 

 which is smooth and rounded ; antenna? of male with bristles and cilia, tibiae 

 with the spurs rather short. Fore wing narrow, the costa arched, the termen 

 obliquely curved ; the discal fold strong ; the cell long ; vein 2 from well 

 before angle of cell, slightly curved towards base ; 3 near angle ; 5 from above 

 angle; 6 from below upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 from beyond 9; 10, 11 

 from cell, 11 curved and approximated to 12. Hind wing with the cell long ; 

 vein 2 from well before angle ; 3, 4 strongly stalked ; 5 present ; 6, 7 stalked ; 

 8 from middle of cell. 



In key differs from Eurasia in the fore wing having vein 2 from beyond 

 middle of cell and vein 11 curved and approximated to 12. 



*1113e. Rhabdatomis zaba. 



Rhabdatomis zaba, Dyar, J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. xv. p. 227 (1907). 



cf . Head yellow above, the palpi, frons, and antenna? greyish; 

 thorax yellow tinged with pink ; abdomen yellowish. Fore wing 

 grey, the costa, a fascia from base of median nervure to termen 

 below apex, and the inner margin broadly yellowish ; cilia yellowish. 

 Hind wing whitish, the inner area tinged with yellow, the costa 

 and terminal area to vein 2 suffused with erev. 



Fig. 260.- Rhabdatomis zaba, tf . \. 



Hub. Mexico, Orizaba (Schavs). Exp. 24 niillim. This 

 species is unknown to me, figured from a drawing from type in 

 U.S. Nat. Mus. 



*1114a. Eurylomia similiiforma. (Plate XLI. fig. 23.) 

 Eurylomia similiiforma, Roths. Nov. Zool. xx. p. 217 (1913). 

 6 . Head, thorax, and abdomen orange-yellow ; antennae black ; 

 tibia? and tarsi black-brown ; abdomen Avith some fuscous at base, 

 a black-brown lateral stripe, the anal tuft black-brown and the 

 claspers fuscous above. Fore wing orange-yellow, the costal edge 

 black-brown ; a terminal black-brown band tinged with grey, 

 expanding at apex and running inwards on inner margin to middle. 

 Hind wing pale orange-yellow; some reddish brown suffusion in 

 and just bevond upper part of cell ; the termen narrowly and cilia 



