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SIR G. F. ILVMPSOIf ON THE 



[June 1, 



Genus Neopheida. 

 Neoplirida, Moschl. Lep, Surinam, p. 26 (1881). 



Palpi porrect, straight, extending about twice the length of head 

 and clothed with rough hair ; frons smooth ; antennae of female 

 nearly simple. Fore wing with the costa highly arched near base, 

 the apex rectangular ; vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from 

 angle, which is much produced ; 6 from upper angle, which is also 

 much produced ; 7, 8, 9 stalked, and 10 approximated to them ; 

 11 free. Hind wing with vein 3 from close to angle of cell, which 

 is very much produced ; 4, 5 stalked ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 free. 



rig. 8. 



Keophrida mirolimbalis, ^ . \- 



Type. *]Veophrida atteolimbalis, Moschl. Lep. Surinam, p. 27. 



British Guiana ; Surinam, 



Genus Tamxea. 



Tamyra, Herr.-Schaff. Samml. aussereur. Schmett. p. 76 (1855). 

 Lametia, Wlk. xvi. 77 (1858). 

 Tamyrocles, Eag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Tr, 1890, p. 476. 

 Palpi upturned, four or five times the length of head and 

 reaching far above it, thickly scaled, the 8rd joint clothed with 



Fig. 9. 



Tamyra ignitalis. \. 



hair, forming a rounded brush : frons with a sharp tuft ; antenna; 

 thickened and flattened ; mid and hind tibiae and 1st joint of hind 



