190 ABCTIADiB. 



11 slightly anastomosing with 8, 9 to form a large areole; the medial area on 

 underside occupied by a large patch of androconia, the costa fringed with short 

 hair below. Hind wing ample, longer than fore wing ; vein 2 from well before 

 angle of cell ; 3, 4 coincident ; 5 absent ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 from middle 

 of cell, curved ; the costa fringed with long hair. 



388. Bisaulota leptalina. 



Areva leptalina, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 133, pi. 13. f. 6 (1886); 

 Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 338. 



(S . White ; head and thorax tinged with purplish fuscous ; 

 (abdomen wanting). Fore wing with some purplish fuscous on 



Fig. 109. — Bisaulota leptalina, (S • \- 



costa and at base of inner margin ; the whole medial area suflfused 

 with purplish fuscous, extending on inner area to tornus. Hind 

 wing with some fuscous grey on termen below middle. 



Hah. Costa Eica, Cache {Rogers), 1 S type, Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Eccjp. 40 millim. 



Genus MACROPTILA. 



Type. 



Macroptila, Dognin, Ann. Soc. Eut. Beige, xsxviii. p. 129 (1894)... crinada. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, not reaching vertex of head and 

 <;lothedwith downturned hairs; antennae of male with bristles and cilia; tibise 

 with the spurs moderate ; abdomen clothed with rough hair. Fore wing long 

 and narrow ; vein 2 from beyond middle of cell ; 3 from well before angle ; 

 4, 5 shortly stalked; 7 stalked with 8, 9 ; 11 curved and becoming coincident 

 with 12 ; male with the costa fringed with short hair below. Hind wing very 

 ample ; vein 2 from middle of cell ; 3 from close to angle ; 4, 5 stalked ; 6, 7 

 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



Sect. I. Fore wing with vein 6 from well below angle of cell ; 7 shortly 

 stalked with 8, 9 ; 10 free ; male with a fringe of very long hair 

 in cell above median nervure ; hind wing with a large patch of 

 androconia below the costa beyond middle. 



389. Macroptila crinada. 



Macroptila crinada, Dognin, Ann. Soc. Ent. Eelge, xsxviii. p. 129 (1894) ; 

 id. Lep. Loja, p. 110, pi. xi. ff. 16, 17. 



d . Head and thorax fuscous ; antennae fulvous towards ex- 

 tremity ; abdomen yellowish white, the anal tuft orange. Fore wing 

 whitish; the costa yellowish, dark towards base; the inner area 



