LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 1377 



Genus 33. CALOPTERA. 



Stat ura parva. Proboscis valida, distincta. Palpi porrecti, 

 longiusculi. Tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor mediocriter longis. 

 Tarsi antice elongati, postice breves. Alae ciliis longis. Mas. — 

 Antennae subpectinatae. Fcem. — Antennae simplices. 



Caloptera, Friv. Suppl. Herr.-Schccff. Samml. Eur. Schmett. 

 Suppl. ii. Text, 97. 



Size small. Proboscis stout, distinct. Palpi porrect, some- 

 what elongated. Legs short ; middle femora a little longer than 

 the others ; fore tibiae more than half the length of the fore femora, 

 with a tuft at their tips ; fore tarsi thrice the length of the fore 

 tibiae ; middle tibiae a little shorter than the middle femora ; hind 

 tibiae longer than the hind femora by one-fourth ; hind tibia 1 

 with four spurs of moderate length ; middle tarsi as long as the 

 middle tibiae ; hind tarsi short ; ungues small. Wings with long 

 ciliae. Male. — Antennae minutely pectinated. Female. — Antennae 

 simple. 



This genus most probably belongs to some other family of 

 Lepidoptera Heterocera. 



1. Caloptera ocellata. 

 Sordide alba. 

 Caloptera ocellata, Friv. Suppl. 125, 126. Herr.-Schaff. Samml 

 Eur. Schmett. Suppl. ii. Text, 97, 6, 1. 



Dingy white. 

 Crete. 



