GURELCA. 



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not carinate ; all the tibiae with some spines ; paronychium 

 with the ventral lobes obliterated ; no comb on tarsi, hind 

 tarsus with few spines at base ; spurs of mid-tibia almost the 

 same in length, long terminal one of hind tibia about as long 

 as third tarsal segment, or shorter, about a third or a fourth 

 longer than the second terminal spur. Distal margin of fore 

 wing denticulate, more deeply sinuate behind M 1 ; R 2 and M 1 

 close together, M 2 from near middle of cell ; costal margin of 

 hind wing broadly excised, C incurved at the sinus, approach- 

 ing SC 2 ; this on a short stalk with R 1 ; R 2 from before .centre 

 of cell, lower angle of cell acute ; D 3 longer than D 4 . 



Fig. 85. — Gurelca Kirby. 



A, G. hyas hyas (Walk.) ; B, harpe ; C, penis-sheath. D, G. montana, 



penis-sheath. 



" S- Tenth tergite compressed, slender, simple, pointed ; 

 sternite broad, triangular or truncate. Clasper without 

 friction-scales. Penis-sheath ending in a dentate process. 



" $. Vaginal plate triangular distally, the distal edges 

 somewhat incrassate and more or less elevate ; orifice free " 

 (Roths. & Jord., 1903, p. 587). 



Egg. — Broadly ovoid ; surface shining ; colour usually 

 greenish. 



Larva. — Macroglossine in shape, horn very variable in shape 

 and length ; colour very variable. 



Pupa. — No projecting tongue-sheath ; surface smooth and 

 shining ; colour yellowish, marked with dark stripes, spots 

 and bars. 



Habits. — The food-plants belong to the family Rubiacese. 

 In the resting position the head and anterior segments of the 

 larva are raised at an angle of about 30° to the rest of the 



