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SIR G. F. HAMPSON ON THE 



[June 1, 



yellowish spot at base of costa and larger triangular medial and 

 postmedial spots, with series of specks arising from them. Hind 

 wing orange-red ; the cilia of both wings pale at tips. 

 Hab. Espiritu Santo. Exp. 6 20, ? 22 mm. 



Genus Dasycnemia. 

 Dasycnemia, Eag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1890, p. 489. 



Palpi upturned, slender, and not reaching vertex of head, the 

 3rd joint short ; frous smooth ; antennae of male finely ciliated ; 

 mid tibiae with large tufts of scales at middle and extremity, the 

 tarsal joints with tufts of scales diminishing distally ; hind tibiae 

 long and roughly scaled, the tarsal joints with tufts of scales 

 diminishing distally ; the spurs short. Fore wing with the apex 

 rounded ; vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4, 5 on a long stalk ; 6 from 

 below upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with 

 vein 3 from angle of cell and closely approximated to 4, 5, which 

 are shortly stalked ; 6, 7 stalked, 7 slightly anastomosing with 8. 



Fig. 25. 



Dasycnemia depressalis, cJ . \. 



Type. *Dastcnemia depbessalis, Eag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1890, p. 490, 

 pi. 7. f. 7. Peru. 



Genus Catadupa. 



Catachipa, Wlk. xxviii. 444 (1863). 



' Palpi with the 2nd joint upturned and reaching vertex of head, 

 the 3rd short and porrect ; antennae of male ciliated ; hind tibiae 

 with a fringe of very long scales at extremity ; hind tibiae long, 

 fringed with rough scales at extremity, the 1st joint of tarsus with 

 a large tuft of scales. Fore wing of male with a large lobe near 

 base of costa, roughly scaled on tlie costa ; a large ridge of scales 

 on median nervure above, with a hollow between it and the costal 

 lobe ; tufts of hair from base of costa and median nervure below 

 and a large fovea in the cell ; the apex rectangular ; the cell very 

 short ; vein 2 from near angle ; 3, 4, 5 from angle ; 6 from upper 

 angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10, 11 free. Hind wing with the cell short ; 

 veins 3, 4, 5 from angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle, 7 anastomosing 

 with 8. 



' In the unique type the head is wanting, and the characters are taken from 

 Walker's description. 



