252 CATALOGUE OF 



1. ECREGMA DAMOETESALIS. 



Fcem. Pallide cinereo-cervina ; alee anticce lineis interiors et 

 exleriore obliquis rufescentibns pallida marginatis, hac sub- 

 undulata, ilia recta, linea submarginali e strigulis cuneatis 

 nigris albo notatis, reniformi magna nigra subexcavata. 



Female, Pale cinereous-fawn colour. Fore wings with the 

 interior and exterior lines oblique, reddish, pale-bordered, con- 

 tiguous in front to two black costal spots ; the former straight ; the 

 latter slightly undnlating; submarginal line indicated by some 

 black white-marked cuneiform streaks; marginal lunules black; 

 reniform mark large, black, slightly excavated. Hind wings with 

 some traces of the exterior and submarginal lines. Length of the 

 body 4^ lines; of the wings 11 lines. 



a, Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Genus LAMIDA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Palpi longi, validi, erecti ; articu- 

 lus lus mediocris ; 2us et 3us arete conjuncti, clavam longifusi- 

 formem fingentes. Palpi maxillares longi, graeillimi, fasciculis 

 apicalibus longis. Antennae subpubescentes. Abdomen alas posti- 

 cas paullo superans. Pedes validi, tibiis pilosis, calcaribus longis. 

 Alae sat angustaB ; anticae apice subrotundata?, margine exteriore 

 subconvexo valde obliquo. 



Male. Body stout. Palpi long, thick, vertical, rising very 

 high above the head; first joint moderately long ; second and third 

 closely ancbvlosed, forming an elongate-fusiform mass. Maxillary 

 palpi long, very slender, ending in two long fan-shaped tufts of 

 hairs. Antennae minutely pubescent. Abdomen extending a little 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs stout; tibiae pilose; spurs long; 

 Wings rather narrow. Fore wings slightly rounded at the tips; ex- 

 terior border slightly convex, very oblique ; fringe broad. 



1. Lamida moncusalis. 



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Mas. Fuscescente-cinerca, subtus albido-cinerea ; palpi maxil- 

 lares fasciculis testaceis ; thorax nigro subconspersus, maculis 

 duabus anticis fuscis ; abdomen e maculis fusees centi bus 



