192 LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 



Group 22. LYCOKEA. 



Mas. Corpus nigrum, gracile, sublineare. Palpi verticem 

 paullo superantes; articulus 3us gracilis, 2o triplo brevior. An- 

 tennae late pectinatae. Abdomen obclavatum, basi contractum. Alae 

 limpidae, nigro marginatae. Pedes graciles ; tibiae anticae subtus 

 dentatae ; posticae calcaribus quatuor minimis. 



Male. Black. Body slender, nearly linear. Palpi rising a 

 little above the vertex ; third joint slender, full one-third of the 

 length of the second. Antennae deeply pectinated. Abdomen ob- 

 clavate, contracted at the base. Wings limpid with black borders ; 

 discal fold distinct, in connexion with the first inferior vein for most 

 of the length beyond the discal areolet. Legs slender; fore tibiae 

 dentate beneath ; hind tibiae with four very minute spurs. 



90. Glaucopis clavata. 



Mas. Atr a, gracilis ; proboscis testacea; antennae late pectinate; 

 abdomen obclavatum ; ala? limpidce, nigro marginatae, basi 

 nigra ; pedes graciles, femoribus anticis ad partem albis. 



Male, Deep black, slender. Proboscis testaceous. Palpi 

 rather long, nearly straight; third joint slender, not more than one- 

 fourth of the length of the second. Antennae testaceous, deeply 

 pectinated. Wings limpid, black at the base, with very slight black 

 borders which are rather broad at the tips of the fore wings; trans- 

 verse veinlets of the discal areolet forming an acute angle ; discal 

 fold apparent towards the tip of the discal areolet, and from thence 

 to the tip of the wing connected for some space with the first inferior 

 veinlet. Abdomen widening from the base to the tip. Legs slender; 

 fore coxae and fore femora partly white ; fore tibiae with a spine be- 

 neath ; spurs of the hind tibiae of moderate length. Length of the 

 body 7 lines ; of the wings 16 lines. 



a. Brazil. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Group 23. TEICHURA. 



Corpus gracile, subpilosum. Palpi longiusculi, arcuati ; arti- 

 culus 3us minimus. Antennae usque ad apices pectinatae. Alae 

 hyalinae, plerumque nigro marginatae. Abdomen basi coarctatum 



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