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Tetracis Allediusaria. 



Fcem. Pallide testacea ; palpi porrecti, caput vix superantes ; alas 

 amplce, longiusculce, tinea recta obliqua saturate ochracea, 

 margine exteriore angulato ; antica subfalcata?, margins exte- 

 riore antice subconcavo postice recto perobliquo. 



Female. Pale testaceous. Palpi porrect, hardly extending 

 beyond the head ; third joint extremely minute. Antennae simple. 

 Wings ample, rather long, with a straight oblique deep ochraceous 

 line. Fore wings subfalcate ; costa straight; exterior border slightly 

 concave in front of the distinct angle, its hind part straight and very 

 oblique. Hind wings extending beyond the abdomen, with a less 

 distinct angle. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 20 

 lines. 



a. Jamaica. From Mr. Milne's collection. 



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Genus DASMEUDA. 



Mas. Corpus sat validum. Frons plana, glabra. Proboscis 

 brevis, gracilis. Palpi graciles, glabri, porrecti, caput paullo super- 

 antes ; articulus 2us fusiformis ; 3us cylindricus, 2i dimidio longior. 

 Antennae breves, pectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. 

 Pedes robusti, glabri; tibiae posticae vix inerassatas. Alae amplae, 

 angulo interiore producto, fimbria brevi ; anticae apice rectangulatae, 

 margine exteriore antice inciso. 



Male. Body moderately stout. ' Front flat, smooth. Proboscis 

 short, slender. Palpi slender, porrect, smooth, extending a little 

 beyond the head ; second joint fusiform ; third cylindrical, much 

 more than half the length of the second. Antennae short, pectinated. 

 Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, smooth ; 

 hind tibiae hardly incrassated. Wings ample ; interior angle pro- 

 minent, fringe short. Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; exterior 

 border notched at one-third of the length from the tip, its hind part 

 straight and rather oblique. Hind wings with the exterior border 

 convex. 



