LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCE1U. 519 



Genus 35. TIQUADRA. 



Fcem. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis nulla. Palpi porrecti, 

 laterales, pilosi, capitis latitudine longiores; articulus2u6 arcuatus; 

 3us rectus, linearis. Pedes antici brevissimi. Tibiae posticas fim- 

 briate. Ala? antieae longaa, angustae, apice subrotundats, disco 

 fasciculato, margine exteriore<perobliquo. 



Female. Body rather stout. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi pilose, 

 porrect on each side of the bead, longer than the breadth of the 

 latter; second joint curved; third straight, linear, a little shorter 

 than the second. Legs rather stout; fore legs very short; posterior 

 tibiae fringed ; spurs very long. Wings long, narrow; fringe long. 

 Fore wings slightly rounded at the lips, with some small tufts of 

 erect hairs ; exterior border extremely oblique. 



1. TlQUADRA INSCITELLA. 



Fcem. Cana ; alee aniicce nigro conspersce,fusco guttata?. 



Female. Hoary. Wings with an aeneous tinge beneath. Fore 

 wings with very minute black speckles, and with brown dots, which 

 are most distinct along the borders. Hind wings rather paler than 

 the fore wings. Length oi the body 5 lines; of the wiugs 14 Hues. 

 a. Mexico. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



Genus 36. DROSICA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis nulla. Palpi derlexi, 

 capitis latitudine non breviores ; articulus 2us dense pilosus ; 3us 

 acutus, parvus. Antennae valid®, setulosae. Abdomen atteuuatum, 

 fasciculo apicali parvo. Pedes validi; tibiae posticae pilosae. Alae 

 anticae acutae, angu^ae. 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis obsolete. Palpi diverging, as 

 long as the breadth of the head ; second joint thickly pilose ; third 

 acute, minute, not longer than one-fourih of the length of the second. 

 Antennae stout, s tose. Abdomen tapering, extending for its whole 

 length beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft small. Legs stout ; hind 

 tibiae pilose; spurs long. Wings narrow, acute ; fringe long ; exte- 

 rior border of the fore wings extremely oblique. 



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