924 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus MOTADA. 



This genus may be distinguished from the genera in page 780 

 by the following character : — 



i. Antennae maris latissime pectinatae. - - Jana, &c. 

 ii. Antennas maris breviter pectinate. - Motada. 



Mas. Corpus validum, dense pilosum. Palpi porrecti, sat 

 validi, hirti, caput superantes ; articulus lus brevis ; 3us elongatus, 

 conicus. Antennas breviter pectinatae, thorace longiores. Abdomen 

 alas posticas paullo superans. Pedes validi, hirti ; tibiae posticae 

 calcaribus quatuor sat parvis. Alae latae ; anticae apud costam 

 rectae, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore parum obliquo. 



Male. Body stout, thickly pilose. Proboscis obsolete? Palp 1 

 porrect, rather stout, pilose, extending somewhat beyond the head ; 

 first joint short; third elongate-conical.. Antennae pectinated, 

 longer than the thorax ; branches rather short. Abdomen extending 

 for one-fourth of its length beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, 

 pilose ; hind tibiae with four rather short spurs. Wings broad. 

 Fore wings straight along the costa, rounded at the tips, very 

 slightly oblique and nearly straight along the exterior border ; 

 interior angle rounded; first and second inferior veins nearly 

 contiguous at the base; third full thrice further from the fourth 

 than from the second. 



1. MOTADA LATEEALIS. 



Mas. Fusca ; antennarum rami testacei ; abdominis latera luteo 

 vittata ; alee antica supra postic&que subtus macula discali 

 obscuriore, venis testaceis. 



Male. Brown. Antennae with testaceous branches. Abdo- 

 men with a luteous stripe along each side. Fore wings with 

 a darker brown spot at the tip of the discal areolet ; veins testaceous. 

 Hind wings with a darker discal spot beneath. Length of the body 

 7 — 1\ Knes; of the wings 14 — 19 lines. 



a. Brazil ? Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 

 6, c. Ilio Janeiro. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Genus COSMETHIS. 



Mas. Corpus sat validum. Palpi caput paullo superantes. 

 Antennae latissime pectinatae, corporis dimidio longiores. Abdomen 

 alas posticas non superans. Pedes sat validi. Alae longiusculae ; 

 anticae apud costam convexae, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore 

 valde obliquo. 



