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narrowed at the bnsc, dilated at tlie apex, of the female longer, more roltiiKt 

 and very obtuse : legs long, rather stout : femora simple : tihiie and turd 

 furniahcd with numorouH NJiort .spines, the former with a pair of spurs at the 

 apex of each, aiid tlu- lour iiiiulcr ones cjicli with a seeond [).iir hclow the 

 middle. 



The insects of this genus may he known, not only l)y a slight 

 diversity in tlu; lorin oC i\\v j)ali)i, but especially by having the 

 anterior wings very broad, granulated, beset tliroiighout witli rigid 

 erect bristles, very pubescent, and rounded at the apex. : in fact, 

 tlieir entire habit is very dissimilar to that of any other genus of this 

 family: two speeics only are known. 



Sp. 1. villosii. Fuhwsctnitc-ochracca, untcnuis Iiriinueia, dlis (uilici.i .Huligrnnulatit 

 ochruccu-brutmciH punrlis iluohiiti palUdis. (Long. corp. 44 — !>^ liii. ; Kxp. 

 Alar. 10—12 lin.J 



Phr. viliosa. Fabricius. — Chie. villo.s.i. Slrpk. <!(daL :V2l. Nd. lUili!). 



Of a tawny-oc.lircouH, darker above : v.yi-» blacii ; aiitciiiiu' brown ; anterior 

 wingH ocbreous-l)r(>wn, with the nerviiren slightly prominent and lubcrc.idar, 

 f'urnisiied with diHtinct, long, silky, black iHJi hairs, longest on tlie inner 

 margin, the membrane also bearing miimte tubercles, with a pale dot 

 towards the hinder angle on the inner margin, and another above it ; 

 posterior wings very transparent ; aixloirien oclneoua ; legs pale oehreoiis, 

 with blaek spines. 



Larva with tin; five atitcrior segments brown, tin; r<:main(ler and legsoehreoiiH. 



Not uMeoirinion, in July and August, within the metropolitan 

 district, especially in the vicinity oi" Hertford. 



Sp. 2. brevijiermis. (Jc/a-acca, juj.ra hrunneHccns, uhil<nnine nigricantc, ali.% 

 anticis tubcrculaUs fulvcacciite-ochracdn jmnctis tribus minutLiHimis j)allidt,i. 

 (Long. corp. .*{ — .'i| lin.; Exp. Alar. '.) — II lin.) 



Lim. brcvipermis. l*hif. May. {Curtis) v. iv. ;i. \'2t>. — Phr. tnberc'uloHa. 

 ricict, p. 140. jd. vii./. 4. 



Ochreons, brownisli above : eycrs black ,• ant.(rnn;e brown ; anterior wings 

 very broad and round(;(l, rough and lawny-oebreous, witli the nervures v<!iy 

 prominent and tidjercniar, clothed with long silky black hairs, the mem- 

 brane also slightly tubercular, with a pale spot at the base of the .'ird mar- 

 ginal areolet, another below the centre, and a third towards tiie hinder 

 angle, the hinder margin darkish, with pale dots ; abdomen greeninh-blaek, 

 with its apex ochreous ; legs pale ochreous, with black spines. 

 Larva resembling that of the foregoing species in colour, &c. 



Also common in the vicinity of London, as at Hertford, llipley, 



(iuildford, hc.\, found also in Sudolk and in ( 'ai(il)ri<lgesliir(,-. 

 MANDiiiiJj.ATA, Voh. VI., Jan. .'Jl.sr, WV.t]. 2 c 



