1846 CATALOGUE OF 



Fam. ALUCITID.E, C. L. II. xxx. 

 Genus ALUCITA, C. L. II. xxx. 9 

 AlUCITA PON< 1 nPEKBIXA. 

 Foem. Albida ; palpi graciles % tubarcua hriati, capitis 



latiludine panllo longiore*, articulo 3o lanceolate i alee nigro 

 punctata, fasci is quatUOT pal >nis. 



Female, Whitish. Palpi slender, slightly con 

 short fringe beneath, a little longer 'ban d the head; 



third joint lanceolate, much shorter than ihe tirst 

 nutely setulose. Abdomen not extending beyond the hind winps. 

 Legs slender. Wings with f« m ; | lume 



with several Mack p Qgth of til I lines ; of the wings 



6 lines. 



a. Honduras. From Mr. 1 » 



Genos F.F.I. I A. 



Max. Corpus sat ralidum. Pi lsres, 



breves, oblique decumbentes j ai linimns. I I 



robust®, pubescent! . men alas 



cuius apicalis minimus, subcompreasus. I 

 calcaria longa, gracilia. Ala Aluciu i dirersa*. 



Male Body moderately stout. Pi slender, 



smooth, obliquely decumbent, n< I 

 the head ; third joint very small. 



domen not extending beyond Mm ?1 imall, 



slightly compressed. Legs smooth, rather stout; spars long, sta 

 Wings radiating like those of Alucita; plui 

 to each other. 



P." ma LONTJ 



Mas. Obscure cvprea ; abd men u entorum marainibmt apice- 

 que argenteo-albu ; aim lunulit plurimu argenteo-mlbu 

 marginalibus nigris. 



Male. Dark cupreous. Abdomen with a silvery white band 

 on the hind border of each segment ; tip silvery while. Ft mora and 

 tibia^ with silvery white bands. Wings with five oblique lit 

 silvery white lunules : marginal points black. Fore win^s with white 

 costal points. Length of the body 3 lines; o^ the wing-s 6 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



