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approximate to the stalk of 8-9; male without costal 

 fold. Hind wing with vein 2 from before, but close to 

 lower outer angle of cell ; 3 from the angle, contiguous to 

 the stalk of 4-5 for nearly half the length of the stalk, 

 the free length of 3 decidedly shorter than vein 2 ; 4 and 

 5 stalked for about two-thirds their lengths; 7 and 8 

 closely approximate for some distance beyond cell; cell 

 about one-third the length of wing; discocellular vein 

 curved. Eighth abdominal segment with broad, stout 

 ventral scale tuft and sternite developed as a narrow 

 sclerotized pocket. A stout scale and hair tuft from 

 metathorax at base of leg. 



Male genitalia with uncus hoodlike. Gnathos well 

 developed, its apical projection a long, tapering spike. 

 Transtiila represented by a modified central vestige. 

 Harpe with sacculus produced at apex into a sclerotized 

 hook; a strong hair tuft from lobe near base of sacculus; 

 anellus a triangulate plate with short, blunt, broad lat- 

 eral lobes; aedeagus moderately stout, slightly swollen 

 and bent towards base; penis armed with an elongate, 

 narrow cluster of short, thin spines. Vinculum stout, 

 slightly tapering and somewhat longer than basal width. 



Female genitalia without signum but with a concen- 

 tration of fine granulations in bursa near its junction 

 with ductus bursae ; ductus bursae and its genital open- 

 ing simple; ductus seminalis from ductus bursae. 



This genus shows affinities to both Fulrada and 

 Anadelosemia but is distinct from both. Its venation 

 is similar to that of Anadelosemia, to which it appears to 

 be most closely allied. 



149. Scorylus cubensis, new species 

 Figures 253, 725 



Forewing white with blackish fuscous and reddish 

 markings; basal area strongly ii-rorated with red and 

 some scattered reddish scaling in the median white area; 

 antemedial line indicated only by a blackish outer line 

 from costa, expanding into a black spot in cell, continued 

 thence as a very thin blackish fuscous line to inner mar- 

 gin, bordered outwardly (from cell to ioner margin) by 

 an olivaceous patch; a faint triangulate olivaceous- 

 fuscous shade over outer area from just beyond middle 

 of inner margin to subterminal line at costa; a small 

 black spot on midcosta; subterminal line sinuate, 

 bordered inwardly by a strong, rather broad, blackish 

 line and outwardly by a fainter reddish line continued 

 from a strong black spot on costa; discal dots black, 

 more or less confluent along discocellular vein; below 

 them on the olivaceous fuscous shade a patch of reddish 

 scaling; a row of black dots along termen. Hind wing 

 translucent white; veins very faintly darkened near 

 outer margin; a narrow dark shade along termen. Alar 

 expanse, 12-13 mm. 



Male genitalia with outer margin of uncus evenly 

 rounded. Transtiila fragment in the shape of two short, 

 oblong, pointed plates weakly joined at their bases. 

 Apical projection of sacculus sharply upturned, mod- 

 erately long, thornlike. Terminal margin of vinculum 



truncate. Female genitalia with bursa large, as long as 

 ductus bursae. 



Type locality: Santiago Province, Cuba (type in 

 USNM, 61331). 



Food plant: Unknown. 



Described from male type and one male and one fe- 

 male paratypes from the type locality (June, Dec, 

 Schaus and Barnes, collectors). 



Genera 37-39: Davara to Piesmopoda 



[Venational division D. Forewing with veins 4 and 5 approxi- 

 mate for a short distance from cell. Hind wing with cell less 

 than one-third the length of wing. Male genitalia with uncus 

 bifid (divided to base) ; harpe with strong, hooked clasper from 

 near apex of sacculus.] 



37. Genus Davara Walker 



Davara Walker, List, pt. 19, p. 1020, 1859. — Hampson, in 



Ragonot, Monograph, pt. 2, p. 530, 1901. (Type of genus: 



Davara azonaxsalis Walker.) 

 Homalopalpia Dyar, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., vol. 47, p. 332, 1914. 



(Type of genus: Homalopalpia daleraDy&T. New synonymy.) 

 Eucardinia Dyar, Ins. Insc. Menstr., vol. 6, p. 138, 1918; vol. 7, 



p. 50, 1919. (Type of genus: Ulophora caricae Dyar.) 



Tongue well developed. Antenna of male (except in 

 rufulella) with basal segment enlarged, deeply notched 

 and with a brush of short fine bristles in the notch 

 (fig. 254d) ; male shaft simple or flattened and dilated 

 towards base, pubescent. Labial palpus upcurved; on 

 male (except in rujulella) reaching well above vertex; 

 broadly scaled ; third segment considerably shorter than 

 second. Maxillary palpus squamous. Forewing more 

 or less rough scaled at base on male ; 1 1 veins ; vein 2 

 from before, but near lower outer angle of cell ; 3 from the 

 angle, nearer to 4 at base than to 2 ; 4 and 5 approximate 

 for a short distance from cell; 6 from below upper angle 

 of cell, straight or very slightly cm-ved towards base; 8 

 and 9 long stalked; 10 from the cell, approximate to the 

 stalk of 8-9; male without costal fold. Hind wing with 

 vein 2 from before the angle of the cell; 3 from the 

 angle, long (its free length slightly shorter than 2) ; 4 and 

 5 anastomosed for slightly less than half their lengths 

 beyond angle of cell; 7 and 8 contiguous or shortly 

 anastomosed beyond cell; cell less than one-third the 

 length of wing; discocellular vein ciu-ved. Eighth 

 abdominal segment of male with sternite developed as 

 a narrow, sclerotized pocket. 



Male genitalia with uncus bifid (divided to base). 

 Gnathos weak, a thin narrow band. Transtiila absent 

 (except in inter jecta). Harpe with strong, hooked 

 clasper from near apex of sacculus ; a long hair tuft from 

 lobe near base of sacculus. Anellus a narrow curved 

 plate with long, lateral arms; a stout, free spine associ- 

 ated with anellus. Penis armed with a thin, narrow, 

 curved, flattened, bladelike cornutus. 



Female genitalia with two signa, developed as small, 

 granulate depressions ; ductus bursae shorter than bursa, 

 with paired cupUke plates behind genital opening or 

 with genital opening simple (interjecta) ; ductus seminalis 



