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SIB G. F. HAMPSON ON THE 



Genus Saccopleura. 



[June 1, 



Saccopleura, Eag, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1890, p. 502. 



Palpi obliquely porrect, straight, and extending about four times 

 length of head, and fringed with long curved scales ; frons with a 

 tuft of scales ; antennae of male ciliated ; bind tibiae with a tuft of 

 hair from base. Fore wing with the costa strongly arched at base, 

 excised beyond middle ; the apex produced to a sharp point ; the 

 outer margin excurved at middle ; male with a tympanic vesicle 

 at base of costa ; underside with a large costal fold fringed with 

 hair ; the frenulum thickened, flattened and contorted, with a 

 short fork from base ; the retinaculum annular ; vein 3 from near 

 angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle; 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 

 10, 11 free. Hind wing with the outer margin somewhat angled 

 at middle ; vein 3 from before angle of cell, which is produced ; 

 4, 5 from angle : 6, 7 shortly stalked ; 8 free. 



Fig. 5. 



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Saccopleura catocalis, cJ . }. 



Type. *SACCOPLEt:KA catocalis, Eag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1890, p. 503, 

 pi. 7. f. 10. Chiriqui. 



Genus Gephyba. 



QepTiyra, Wlk. xix. 848 (1859). 



Palpi porrect, straight, and extending twice to three times the 

 length of head, thickly scaled above aud below ; frons with a sharp 

 tuft; antennae of male almost simple ; tibiae nearly smoothly 



Fig. 6. 



Gephyra getttsalis, ■} . \. 



scaled. Fore wing of male with a large tympanic vesicle at base ; 

 the basal half of costa arched, the apical half excised ; the costal 

 swelling fringed with hair below ; vein 3 from near angle of cell ; 



