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Genus 5. SYNTOMIS. 



Larvae cylindrical vel cylindrico-ovatae, pilosa?. Pupa? folliculo 

 molli involutae. Palpi breves, subcylindrici, obtusi, ultra frontem 

 non ascendentes. Antennae lineares, graciles, sub fusi formes, dimidio 

 corporis longiores, nunquam pectinatae. Lingua convoluta. Cal- 

 cares tibiarura posteriorum breves. Alae elongatae, maculatae. Pedes 

 rnediocres, obsolete calcarati. 



Syntoinis, Ochs. Schmett. von Eur. ii. 103; Hoffm. ; Latr. ; Boisd, ; 



Crock. ; Chenu ; Herr.-Schceff. 

 Spbinx, Linn.; Scop.; Esp. ; Hubn.; Borkh. 

 Zygaeua, Fabr. Ent. Si/st. 

 Amata, Fabr. Si/st. Gloss. 

 Chrysaores Excelsae Syntomes, et Ccenochromiae, et Eulomes, Hubn. 



Verz. Schmett. 119—121. 

 Syntomeida, Harris. 



Antennae bipectinated, tapering at eacb end. Lingua moderate, 

 spirally rolled. Palpi short, not extending beyond the clypeus, 

 slightly curved and hairy at the base, covered with short close scales ; 

 terminal joint somewhat acuminated. Wings elongated. Hind 

 wings small, with the discal areolet closed behind by an acute-angled 

 vein, the fore branch of which crosses the subcostal vein and ends 

 near the tip of the wing. Body cylindrical, rounded and not tufted 

 behind, and with a rounded tubercle at each end of the first abdo- 

 minal segment. Spurs of the hind tibiae four, small, approximate. 



Synopsis of the Species in the British Museum : — 



a. Antennae not serrated or pectinated. 



b. Abdomen with one band (not reckoning the pale hairs at 



the base.) 



c. Wings green. 1. Phegea. 

 cc. Wings cupreous brown. 



d. Hind wings with two spots. 3. Schcenherri. 

 dd. Hind wings with one spot. 



e. Fore wings with a single spot near the base. 



24. Atereus. 

 ee. Fore wings with no spot near the base. 



f. Abdomen with a yellow band. 23. Meon. 

 f f. Abdomen with a white band. 27. albimacula. 



bb. Abdomen with several spots on each side, or bands. 



c. Wings green or blue with limpid spots. 



d. Thorax not spotted. 



e. Abdomen with the tip not tawny. 



