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XOCTUID-'E. 
hair ; abdomen with dorsal ridge of rough hair at base, but 
without crests. Fore wing with the costa rather arched to- 
wards apex which is somewhat produced and acute, the 
termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from 
near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing 
with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with the 
cell about one-third length of wing ; veins 3, 4 from angle ; 
5 fully developed from just above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 
8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 
Genus PARACH2EA, now 
Type, P. macaria, Cram. (Phalcena Noctua), Pap. Exot. ii. 
p. 48, pi. 129. f. D (1777). 
Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint 
reaching to vertex of head, moderately scaled in front, the 
3rd long and smoothly scaled ; frons smooth, with ridge of 
hair above ; eyes large, round ; antennae of male with slight 
cilia and bristles ; thorax clothed with hair only and without 
crests ; tibiae fringed with long hair ; abdomen with dorsal 
ridges of rough hair at base, but without crests. Fore wing 
with the costa highly arched towards apex which is somewhat 
produced and acute, the termen evenly curved and not 
crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from upper 
angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 
11 from cell. Hind wing with the cell about one-third length 
of wing ; veins 3, 4 from angle ; 5 fully developed from just 
above angle ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with 
the cell near base only. 
Genus MIMOPHISMA, now 
Type, M. delunaris, Guen. ( Ophisma ), Noct. iii. p. 238 
(1852) ; Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 379 (1890). 
Proboscis ' ully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint 
reaching to vertex of head and smoothly scaled in front, the 
3rd long and smootniy scaled ; frons smooth, with tuft of 
hair above ; eyes large, round ; antennae of male typically 
with fasciculate cilia ; thorax clothed with hair and a few 
scales mixed, the prothorax with slight spreading crest ; 
tibiae fringed with long hair ; abdomen with rough hair at 
base of dorsum but without crest. Fore wing with the 
costa arched towards apex which is produced and acute, the 
termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from 
near angle of cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomo- 
sing with 8 to form the areole; 11 from cell. Hind wing with 
the cell nearly half the length of wing ; veins 3, 4 from angle ; 
5 fully developed from just above angle ; 0, 7 from upper 
angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 
