LEP1D0PTERA HETEROCERA. 



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alike in colour and with like markings ; ground-colour generally 

 white. 



B 



Alae posticae ocellis nullis 



A. Palpi maxillares obsoleti. 



B. Palpi maxillares vix conspicui. - 



C. Palpi maxillares conspicui. 



a. Ocelli distincti. 



a. Pedes pilosi. - 



b. Pedes non pilosi. 



i. Proboscis brevissima. 

 ii. Proboscis brevis. - 



b. Ocelli nulli. 



a. Antennae valde moniliformes. 



b. Antennae moniliformes. 

 Alae posticae ocellis marginalibus. 



1. Psephis, Guen. 

 7. Cymoriza, Guen. 



- 2. Aulacodes, Guen. 



6. Paraponyx, Hiibn. 

 - 8. Hydrocampa, Latr. 



3. Hydrophysa, Guen. 



4. Oligostigma, Guen. 



5. Cataclysta, Hiibn. 



Genus 1. PSEPHIS. 



Fcem. Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevissima. Palpi labiales 

 ascendentes, disjunct!, sat longi ; articulus 2us squamoso-hirsutus ; 

 3us gracillimus, linearis, nudus, 2o non brevior. Palpi maxillares 

 obsoleti. Antennae filiformes, sat breves. Abdomen alas posticas 

 non superans. Pedes robusti, appressi, glabri, calcaria longa ; 

 tarsi crassi, squamosi. Alae integrae, rotundatae, lineisparum sinua- 

 tis, punctis marginalibus bene determinatis; anticae latiusculae, 

 apice obtusae. 



Psephis, Guen. Belt, et Pyral. 257 



Female. Body slender. Proboscis very short. Palpi ascending, 

 separated, rather long •, second joint squamous-hirsute; third linear, 

 smooth, very slender, as long as the second. Maxillary palpi ob- 

 solete. Antennae filiform, rather short. Abdomen not extending 

 beyond the hind wings. Legs robust, flattened, smooth; spurs 

 long; tarsi thick, squamous. Wings entire, rounded; lines very 

 slightly bent ; marginal points very distinct. Fore wings rather 

 broad, obtuse at the tips. 



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