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Male. Purplish cupreous, somewhat aeneous beneath. Ab- 

 dominal segments with pale borders. Fore wings partly pale chaly- 

 beous, which hue prevails most along the exterior border. Hind 

 winir* aeneous, with two pale chalybeous streaks near the interior 

 angle. Length of the body 3£ lines; of the wings 9 lines. 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus 17. LAMETIA. 



Fcem. Corpus robustum. Fasciculus frontalis acutus. Pro- 

 boscis brevissima. Palpi valid!, oblique ascendentes, subtus sub- 

 pilosi, thorace paullo longiores ; articulus 2us arcuatus ; 3us fas- 

 ciculo apicali magno obtuso. Antennae validae, nudae, compressae, 

 corporis dimidio non longiores. Thorax squamosus. Abdomen 

 alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes validi, vix pilosi ; tibiae pos- 

 ticae calcaribus longis. Alae iongoe, amplas ; antieae subfulcatae, mar- 

 gine exteriore convexo postice obliquo. 



Female. Body stout. Frontal tuft prominent, acute. Pro- 

 boscis very short. Palpi stout, obliquely ascending, slightly pilose 

 beneath, a little longer the thorax ; second joint curved ; third about 

 one-fourth of the length of the second, furnished with a large obtuse 

 tuft of hairs. Antennae stout, bare, compressed, about half the length 

 of the body. Thorax squamous. Abdomen extending a little be- 

 yond the hind wings. Legs stout, hardly pilose; hind tibiae with 

 long spurs. Wings long, ample. Fore wings subfalcate ; exterior 

 border convex, not oblique except the hind part. 



This genus is evidently allied to the Mexican and seventh South 

 American group of Hypena, from which it is chieny distinguished 

 by the structure of its palpi. 



1. Lametia ignitalis. 



Foem. Rufescente-cinerea ; palpi cinereo varii, apice nigricantes ; 

 abdomen obscure cinereum, subtus pallide lestaceum ; alee an- 

 ticce linea albida valde flexa, spatio pnsteriore saturate rafo, 

 plaga apud angulum interiorem Icete rufa, reniformi e macula 

 fusca ; posticce lutece, margine lato purpurascente-cupreo. 



Female. Beddish cinereous. Palpi partly cinereous, blackish 

 at the tips. Abdomen dark cinereous, pale testaceous beneath. 

 Fore winirs with a whitish very deeply curved line, which leaves the 



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