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CATALOGUE OF 
very much longer than the thorax. Tibiae with tawny spurs. Wings 
limpid, with purplish black ciliae. Fore wings brown at the tips; 
costa and band purplish black. Length of the body 5 lines ; of the 
wings 9 lines. 
Genus 3. SOPHONA. 
Fcem. Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis fere obsoleta. Palpi 
acuminati, subpilosi, mediocriter longi ; articulus 3us lanceolatus. 
Antennae setaceae, subtus valde pubescentes, thorace non longiores. 
Abdomen fusiforme, thorace plus duplo longius. Pedes validi ; 
tibiae anteriores fasciculis mediis et apicalibus, posticae latissime 
fasciculatae ; alae perangustae, anticae opacae, posticae hyalinae. 
Female. Body rather slender. Proboscis almost obsolete. 
Palpi moderately long, acuminated, slightly pilose ; third joint lan- 
ceolate. Antennae setaceous, very pubescent beneath, as long as the 
thorax. Abdomen fusiform, more than twice the length of the tho- 
rax, slightly tufted at the tip. Legs stout ; tibiae tufted in the 
middle and at the tips ; hind tarsi very thickly tufted, except towards 
the tips. Wings very narrow. Fore wings opaque. Hind wings 
hyaline. 
1. SOPHONA HaLICTIPENNIS. 
Foem. Purpurascens ; caput alhidum ; palpi albidi, subtus nigri- 
cantes; thorax luteo strigatus ; abdomen fascia basali jlava, 
subtus basi album, tibiae tarsique fulva, illce nigro fasciculatae, 
tarsi postici flavo fasciculati ; aloe anticce nigro-purpurece 
apice cinerece, posticae sublimpida. 
Female. Purplish. Head whitish. Palpi whitish, blackish 
beneath. Thorax with three luteous streaks. Abdomen with a 
slender yellow band near the base ; under side white towards the 
base. Tibiae and tarsi mostly tawny, the former with black tufts; 
hind tarsi with bright yellow tufts. Fore wings blackish purple, 
with cinereous tips. Hind wings nearly limpid. Length of the 
body 4^ lines; of the wings 8 lines. 
a. Villa Nova. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
