1374 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus EIDAMA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi robusti, 

 oblique ascendentes, verticem superantes, pilis longis apice recurvis 

 vestiti ; articulus 3us parvus. Antennae dense setulosae. Thoracis 

 tegulae longissimag. Abdomen lanceolatum, alas posticas longe 

 superans ; fasciculus apicalis minimus. Pedes robusti, breviusculi ; 

 calcaria valida. Alae anticae vix acutae. 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis of the usual length. Labial 

 palpi stout, straight, obliquely ascending, rising higher than the 

 vertex, thickly clothed with long closely-applied hairs, which are 

 recurved at the tips; third joint minute. Maxillary palpi erect, 

 pilose, about half the length of the labial palpi. Antennas densely 

 setulose. Hind tegulae of the thorax very long, extending much 

 beyond the base of the abdomen. Abdomen lanceolate, extending 

 much beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft very small. Legs stout, 

 rather short ; spurs stout, moderately long. Wings moderately 

 broad. Fore wings hardly acute ; exterior border almost straight, 

 rather oblique ; fourth inferior vein nearer to the third than is usual 

 in this tribe. 



ElDAMA HYPSALIS. 



Mas. Cupreo-fusca ; thorax tegulis anticis ochraceis, plagis daa- 

 bus anticis argenteo-albis ; abdominis segmenta ochraceo 

 marginata ; ala; macula magna alba semihyalina ; anticce 

 lituris duabus basalibus ochraceis, gutta alba semihyalina. 



Male. Cupreous-brown. Thorax with ochraceous fore tegula?, 

 and with a silvery white patch on each side in front. Pectus silvery 

 white. Abdomen with an ochraceous band on the hind border of 

 each segment ; under side ochraceous. Legs ochraceous ; anterior 

 knees brown ; anterior tibiae with a brown band. Wings with a 

 large white semihyaline spot in the disk. Fore wings with a white 

 semihyaline dot near the inner side of the spot; two ochraceous 

 marks near the base, one near the interior border, one in front of the 

 spot,, and one beyond the spot. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 

 wings 12 lines. 



Aru. In Mr. Saunders' collection. 



