1112 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 6. MONEMA. 



Fcem. Corpus robustum. Proboscis non conspicua. Palpi 

 graciles, longissimi; articulus 3us lo paullo longior. Antennae 

 simplices, thoracis longitudine. Pedes validi ; tibiae posticae calca- 

 ribus quatuor sat longis. Alee latiusculae ; anticae apud costam sub- 

 recta, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore subobliquo et subconvexo ; 

 posticae abdomen superantes. 



Male. Body stout. Proboscis very short or none. Palpi 

 slender, extremely long, more than thrice the length of the head ; 

 second joint about twice the length of the first ; third rather longer 

 than the first. Antennae simple, as long as the thorax, a little longer 

 than the palpi. Abdomen not extending so far as the hind wings. 

 Legs stout; hind tibiae with four moderately long spurs. Wings 

 rather broad. Fore wings almost straight along the costa, rounded 

 at the tips, slightly oblique and convex along the exterior border ; 

 three inferior veins ; first and second contiguous at the base ; third 

 not remote. 



1. MONEMA FLAVESCENS. 



Fcem. Flam ; antennce fulvce ; abdomen pallide luteum, basi 

 supra albido-Jlavum ; pedes antici intus lutei, tarsis intus 

 fuscis ; alee anticce fasciis duabus angustis obliquis fuscis. 



Female. Yellow. Antennae tawny. Abdomen pale luteous, 

 whitish yellow towards the base above. Fore legs luteous on the 

 inner side ; fore tarsi brown on the inner side. Fore wings with 

 two slender oblique brown bands, which are united near the tip of 

 the costa, and diverge thence towards the interior border ; the inner 

 one not extending beyond the middle of the wing. Length of the 

 body 6 lines ; of the wings 15 lines. 

 a. North China. From Mr. Cuming's collection. 



Genus 7. COSUMA. 



Corpus robustum. Proboscis non conspicua. Palpi validi, 

 valde pilosi, subascendentes, caput superantes. Antennae thorace 

 paullo longiores. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes 

 validi, dense pilosi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus duobus minimis apica- 

 libus. Alae latiusculae, breviusculae, dense vestitae ; anticae apud 

 costam subrectae, apice rotundatae, margine exteriore subconvexo 

 non obliquo. Mas. — Antennae late pectinatae, apices versus sub- 

 pectinatae. Fcem. — Antennae simplices. 





