LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 
31 
fcem in ae flexo, macula magna discali ; posticae angulo interiore 
acuto. 
Cirsodes, Guen. Phal. 41 . 
Body very robust. Front very convex, not tufted. Palpi 
straight, rising a little above the head; third joint distinct, bare. 
Antennae cylindrical and filiform in both sexes. Thorax large, sub- 
quadrate, villose. Abdomen keeled, slightly depressed, flattened 
and often divided at the tip in the male. Legs robust ; tibiae 
tumid ; spurs short. Wings oblong, entire, velvety. Fore wings 
very acute ; exterior border bent in the female ; a large discal spot. 
Hind wings with the interior angle acute. 
1. Cirsodes acuminata. 
Mas. — Slraminea ; alee vix consperscc , punclis subtus marginali - 
bus nigris ; anticce apice elongates et valde acutee, f asciis dua - 
bus nebulosis vix distinctis , costa maculaque magna subtus 
rufo-fuscis ; posticae fascia unica , margine exteriore rotundato, 
angulo interiore subelongato. Fcem. — Major ; alee anticce 
macula magna discali nigra. 
Cirsodes acuminata, Guen. Phal. i. 41, 30. 
Brazil. 
2. Cirsodes macilentata. 
Mas et fcem. C. acuminatae simillima , minor , statura graciliore , 
abdomine breviore , tibiis posticis brevioribus. Ftem . — Alee 
anticce magis falcatce. 
Cirsodes macilentata, Guen . Phil. i. 42, 31. 
Colombia. 
3. Cirsodes Leodorata. 
Fcem. C. macilentatae affinis , alba ; alee cameo sordido suffuses , 
lineis duabus vix conspicuis nebulaque viridescente contiguis , 
punctis duobus discalibus nigris ; anticce plus falcatce, margi- 
nis exterioris angulo magis determinato ; posticce linea tenui 
interrupta. 
Cirsodes Leodorata, Guen . Phal . i. 42, 32. 
Colombia. 
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