886 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 61. DAKALA. 



Mas et fcem. Corpus mediocriter robustura, nonnunquam sat 

 gracile. Proboscis obsoleta? Palpi porrecti, pilosi, breviusculi, 

 aut mediocriter longi ; articulus lus brevis; 3us minutus, conicus, 

 acutus. Pedes validi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus duobus apicalibus 

 sat longis. Alae latae ; anticae apud costam rectae aut subconvexae, 

 apice plerumque angulatae, raro falcatae. Mas. — Antennae sat late 

 aut latissime pectinatae. Alae posticae abdomen nonnunquam supe- 

 rantes. Fcem. — Antennae subpectinatae aut simplices. Abdomen alas 

 posticas nonnunquam superans. 



Male and fern. Body moderately stout, rather slender in the 

 male of several species, stout in the female of D. adusta. Proboscis 

 obsolete ? Palpi porrect, pilose, rather short, or moderately long ; 

 first joint short; third minute, conical, acute. Legs stout; hind 

 tibiae with two moderately long apical spurs. Wings broad. Fore 

 wings straight, or slightly convex along the costa, generally more or 

 less angular, rarely falcate at the tips. Male. — Antennae moderately 

 or deeply pectinated. Abdomen extending as far as the hind wings, 

 or shorter. Female. — Antennae minutely pectinated, or simple. 

 Abdomen extending as far as the hind wings or a little beyond. 



This genus is variable in structure, and may be divided 

 into several groups or subgenera. 



Section I. 



Mas etfcem. Corpus sat valid um. Palpi sat longi et robusti, 

 caput paullo superantes. Alae antica? apud costam rectae, apice vix 

 angulatae. Mas. — Antennae latissime pectinatae, thorace multo 

 longiores. Tibiae anticae dense pilosae. Alae posticae abdomen non 

 superantes. Fwm. — Antennae subpectinatae, thorace paullo longiores. 

 Abdomen alas posticas paullo superans. 



Body rather stout. Palpi moderately long and stout, extending 

 rather beyond the head. Fore wings straight in front, hardly angu- 

 lar at the tips, very slightly oblique along the exterior border ; 

 interior angle much rounded; second inferior vein much further 

 from the third than from the first; third much further from the 

 fourth than from the second. Male. — Antennae very deeply pecti- 

 nated, much longer than the thorax. Abdomen extending as far as 

 the hind wings. Fore tibiae densely pilose. Female. — Antennae 

 very minutely pectinated, a little longer than the thorax. Abdomen 

 extending a little beyond the hind wings. 



