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SCOPELODES UNICOLOR, Wesiwood. 

 PLATE XXVIII. Fig. 2. 



It is not easy to decide on the natural situation of 

 this curious but plain-coloured moth, although the 

 elongated palpi and slender antenna? seem to indi- 

 cate a relation with the Crambida? ; it must, how- 

 ever be very remote. Its general appearance is 

 rather that of the female of Odonestes potatoria than 

 any other moth, somewhat agreeing with that spe- 

 cies in the broad oval wings. 



The head is rather small, but the eyes are large ; 

 the palpi are very long, forming a thick clavate 

 brush of hairs ; the maxilla? are almost rudimental, 

 forming a very short flat tongue ; the antennae are 

 short and slender ; the wings are short and broadly 

 ovate, the anterior rather acute at the apex, from 

 which point to the base the hind margin of the 

 wing forms a regular curve. The postcostal vein is 

 at a considerable distance from the mediastinal one, 

 and anteriorly emits three branches, the third of 

 which is furcate, the apical point of the wing being 

 included between the fork ; the medial vein emits 

 three branches, and there are two longitudinal veins 

 (extending from the vein which connects the post- 



