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5. Urola pulchella. 



Foem. Argenteo-alba ; thoracis latera antica ochracea ; alee an- 

 ticee fascia media recta obliqua margineque exteriore ochraceis. 



Female. Silvery white. Thorax ochraceous on each side in 

 front. Fore wings with a straight oblique middle ochraceous band, 

 which is nearly parallel to the ochraceous exterior border. Length 

 of the body 2^ lines ; of the wings 6 lines. 



a. North America ? 



6. Urola? auricinctalis. 



Foem. Argenteo-alba ; palpi maxillares basi fuscescentes ; alee 

 anticce lituris duabus costalibus ochraceis, lineis duabus cine- 

 reis arcuatis subobsoletis, punctis marginalibus nigris elongalis, 

 fimbria aurata. 



Female. Silvery white. Labial palpi much longer than the 

 breadth of the head. Maxillary palpi brownish at the base, about 

 one-third of the length of the labial palpi. Fore wings with two 

 ochraceous costal marks, and with two curved transverse almost ob- 

 solete cinereous lines ; marginal points black, elongated ; fringe 

 brightly gilded. Length of the body 3J lines ; of the wings 

 9 lines. 



a. West Africa. From Mr. Fraser's collection. 



Genus 9. JARTHEZA. 



Mas etfeem. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis brevis, gracilis. 

 Palpi labiales breves, porrecti, lanceolati. Palpi maxillares brevis- 

 simi. Abdomen alas posticas superans. Pedes laeves, longiusculi. 

 Alae anticae acuta?, sat latae, costa recta, margine exteriore antice 

 concavo postice obliquo. Mas. — Antennas robustae, serratae aut 

 pectinatae. Fcem. — Antennae glabrae, graciles. 



Male and female. Body rather stout. Proboscis short, slen- 

 der. Labial palpi porrect, lanceolate, shorter than the breadth of 

 the head. Maxillary palpi about one-half or less than half the 

 length of the labial palpi. Antennae deeply serrated or slightly 

 pectinated or deeply pectinated in the male, smooth or serrated in 

 the female. Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings. 

 Legs smooth, rather long; hind tibiae with four moderately long 

 spurs. Wings elongate, moderately broad. Fore wings acute ; 

 costa straight; exterior border hardly concave, oblique hindward. 



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