1192 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus ALTCADRA. 



Teem. Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevis. Palpi lseves, gra- 

 cilis, arcuati, appliqati, verticem paullo superautes; articulus 3us 

 linearis, 2o non brevior. Antennae glabra?, vix robustae. Abdomen 

 apicem versus lanceolatum, alas postieas longe superans. Pedes 

 la?ves, sat graciles ; calcaria longa, gracilia. Alas anticae apice 

 rotundatae, margine exteriore vix obliquo. 



Female. Body slender. Proboscis short. Palpi smooth, 

 slender, curved, applied to the head, rising a little higherfthan the 

 vertex ; third joint linear, conical at the tip, as long as the second. 

 Antennae smooth, hardly stout. Abdomen tapering towards the tip, 

 extending much beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, rather 

 slender; spurs long and slender. Wings moderately broad. Fore 

 wings rounded at the tips: exterior border very slightly convex, 

 hardly oblique ; fourth inferior vein unusually near to the third. 



A LI CAUDA VEXATALIS. 



- Fcem. Ritfescens; abdomen fuscum ; alee anticce cinereo compersce, 

 plagis nonnullis rufis et fmcescenlibus, punctis marginalibus 

 fuscescentibus ; posticce fuscce. 



Female. Reddish. Body silvery white beneath. Palpi white 

 beneath. Abdomen and hind wings brown. Fore wings minutely 

 cinereous-speckled, with some darker red and brownish patches ; 

 marginal points brownish. Length of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 

 12 lines. 



Brazil. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



Genus PHANASPA. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Fasciculus frontalis productus. Pro- 

 boscis brevis. Palpi squamosi, graciles, oblique ascendentes, ver- 

 ticem longissime superautes ; articulus 3us lanceolatus, 2o valde 

 brevior. Antennae graciles, subsetulof-ae. Abdomen longissimum, 

 alas postieas dimidio superans ; fasciculus apicalis parvus. Pedes 

 longi, glabri, graciles ; calcaria longa, gracilia. Ala? anticae angustae, 

 subacutae, margine exteriore couvexo perobliquo. 



