524 
CATALOGUE OF 
apicem versus subfasciculatis. Pedes longissimi, gracillimi, cal- 
caribus longissimis. Alae anticae longae, latiusculae, acutae. 
Male . Body stout. Proboscis short. Palpi slender, porrect’ 
extending very little beyond the head ; third joint very minute* 
Antennae smooth, hardly more than half the length of the body* 
Thorax with long erect hairs. Abdomen extending much beyond 
the hind wings, slightly tufted on each side towards the tip, which 
is quadrate. Legs smooth, very long and slender ; spurs very long. 
Wings long, rather broad. Fore wings acute; costa and exterior 
border straight, the latter moderately oblique. 
1. Rupela nivea. 
Mas. Nivea ; corpus subtus cinereum ; abdomen apice oc/ira - 
ceum. 
Male . Pure white. Body cinereous beneath. Abdominal 
segments beneath with white hind borders ; tip with short ochraceous 
hairs. Length of the body 8 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 
a. Santarem. From Mr. Bates’ collection. 
b . Honduras. From Mr. Dyson’s collection. 
c . — ? From Mr. Milne’s collection. 
d-f. ? 
2. Rupela occidentella. 
Mas. Alba , nitens ; palpi graciles , piiosi , articulo 3 o brevissimo ; 
abdominis fasciculus apicalis longius cuius ; alee anticce vix 
acuta , margine exteriore perobliquo. 
Male. White, shining, slender. Palpi porrect, slender, pilose, 
much shorter thau the breadth of the head; third joint very short. 
Abdomen extending much beyond the hind wings; apical tuft 
rather long. Wings narrow. Fore wings hardly acute; exterior 
border very oblique. Length of the body 4 lines ; of the wings 
9 lines. 
a. Sierra Leone. From Mr. Foxcroft’s collection. 
3. Rupela? degenerella.^^^ 3 4 ^^^ 
Mas. Alba; palpi caput superantes , articulo 3 o longi-conieo ; 
thorax pilis nullis erectis ; abdomen cinereum , alas posticas 
longe superans, fasciculis nullis later alib us ; alee anticce sat 
angustce . 
