252 AECTIAD^. 



anteiiDfe black ; femora streaked with orange ; terminal segment 

 of abdomen orange. 



Hab. Mexico, Milpas (Forrer), 2 cJ , type, Jalisco {Richardson), 

 1 5 , Godman-Sahin Coll, Exp., d 46, § '34 millim. 



Genus INOPSIS. ^r 



lype. 



Inopsis, Feld. Eeis. Nov. p. 5 (1874), non descr catoxantha. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi porrect, clothed with rough hair, and 

 hardly reaching as far as frons, which is somewhat prominent ; antennas of 

 male bipectinate, with moderate branches, of female serrate and fasciculate ; 

 fore tibias shortened, with long curved claw at extremity on inner side, a shorter 

 claw on outer side ; mid and hind tibiae with the spurs long ; abdomen with 

 some rough hair at base of dorsum, the claspers of male very elongate. F'ore 

 w'ing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell ; 3 from well before angle ; 5 from 

 above angle in male, from angle or shortly stalked with 4 in female ; 9 from 10 

 anastomosing with 7, 8 to form the areole, 6 from the areole ; 11 free, curved. 

 Hind wing with vein 2 from beyond middle of cell ; 3 from angle ; 4, 5 stalked ; 

 6, 7 stalked ; 8 from middle of cell. 



A. Anal segment of abdomen orange catoxantha. 



B. Anal segment of abdomen black modulata. 



530. Inopsis catoxantha. 



Inopsis catoxantha, Feld. Eeis. Nov. pi. 106. f. G (1874) ; Kirby, Oat. Fet- 



p. 286. 

 Ctenucha imitata, H. Edwards, Ent. Am. iii. p. 91 (1887); Kirby, Oat. 



Het. p. 178. 

 Atolmis JlavicolUs, Druce, Biol. Oentr.-Am., Het. i. p. 132 (part). 

 Apistosia tiria, Druce, Biol. Oentr.-Am., Het. ii. p. 394 (1897). 



Black, suffused with metallic green ; palpi except 3rd joint, 

 frons, tegulae, coxae, streaks on femora, ventral surface of abdomen, 

 anal tuft, and claspers orange. 



Ab. 1. tiria. Pore wing only with greenish suffusion. 



Ab. 2. imitata. Without greenish suffusion. 



Ab. 3. Vertex of head orange. 



Hah. Mexico, 1 6 , Grote Coll., Guerrero {E. H. Smith), 2 $ , 

 type tiria, Milpas (Forrer), Godman-Salvin Coll. Fxp. 36-40 

 millim. Type f $ in Coll. llothschild. 



531. Inopsis modulata. 



Cte7ivcha modulata, H. Edw. Pap. iv. p. 14 (1884); Kirby, Oat. Het. 



p. 178. 

 Ajnstosia metella, Druce, Biol. Oentr.-Am., Het. i. p. 121, pi. 12. f. 6, J 



(1885) ; Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 286. 

 Ajjistosia scylla, Druce, Biol. Oentr.-Am., Het, i. p. 122, pi. 12. f. 8, c? 



(1885) ; Kirby, Oat. Het. p. 286. 



(5 . Black shot with dull blue ; palpi except 3rd joint, frons, 

 tegulse, coxae, and ventral surface of abdomen except last segment 

 orange, 



2 . Fore wing shot with bronze-green ; the vertex of head 

 usually orange. 



