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Xanthoptera nujridia, Hmpsn. Moths Intl., ii, p. 320 (1894). 

 2428. Pericieodes bectivitta. 



Genus Perigea 



TiiiK\ 



Feriyea, Guen. Noct., i., p. 22o (1852).. .. .. spicea. 



Condtcti, yVlk., ix., 239 (1856).. .. .. .. cupentia. 



Prospalta, Wlk., xiii., 1114 (1857) . . . . . . leucospila. 



BcKjada, Wlk., xv., 1753 (1858) . . . . . . spicea. 



Gaphara, Wlk., Trans. Ent. Soc. (3) i., p. 96 (1862) . . tetera 



Myrtale, Druce, Biol. Centr. Am. Het. i., p. 443 (1891) . . imitata. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint typically 

 Teaching abovit to vertex of head and smoothly scaled, the 3rd typically 

 rather long ; frons smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennae of male typically 

 minutely ciliated ; thorax smoothly clothed with scales, the prothorax 

 with spreading crest, the metathorax with slight crest : tibite moderately 

 fringed with hair ; abdomen with slight dorsal crests on basal segments. 

 Forewing with the apex rectangular, the termen evenly curved and slightly 

 ■crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 

 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hindwing 

 with veins 3'4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from below middle of disco- 

 ■cellulars ; 6'7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



A. Forewing with a large part of wing occupied by grey 



or white patches . . . . . . . . Icprosa. 



B. Forewing with a large part of wing not occu]Died by 



grey or white patches. 

 a. Forewing cupreous black brown. 



«\ Forewing with subterminal and terminal series of 

 small white spots. 

 «-. Forewing with the orbicular white centre 



defined by white points . . . . . . stellata. 



b^. Forewing with the orbicular not defined by 

 white points. 

 a^. Forewing with the centre of the reniferm 



broken up into white points . . . . mntifjua. 



//. Forewing with round white spot in centre of 



reniform with small brown lunule on it . . leucospila. 

 /*'. Forewing without terminal series of small white 

 spots. 

 «?. Forewing with the reniform broken up into white 



points . . . . . . . . . . albomamilata. 



Jr. Forewing with the reniform with slight white 



lunule on its inner edge . . . . . . atricupre%. 



1). Forewing not cupreous black brown. 



