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Genus 13. ANDANIA. 
Mas et fcem, Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis brevis, gracilis. 
Palpi porrecti, graciles, caput paullo superantes ; articulus 3us 
cylindricus, 2o paullo brevior. Antennae sat robustae, subcompressae. 
Pedes breviusculi ; femora pilosa ; tibiae posticae subincrassatae. 
Alae amplae ; anticae falcatae ; posticae biangulatae, apud angulum 
interiorem valde incisae. Mas. — Antennae crenulatae. Abdomen 
valvulis duabus longis apicalibus lateralibus fasciculatis. Fcem . — 
Abdomen breve. 
Male and female . Body rather slender. Front not promi- 
nent. Proboscis short, slender. Palpi porrect, slender, extending 
a little beyond the head; third joint cylindrical, more slender and a 
little shorter than the second. Antennae rather stout, somewhat 
compressed. Legs rather short ; femora pilose ; hind tibiae slightly 
thickened. Wings ample, alike in colour. Fore wings falcate. 
Hind wings with two very acute angles hindward, forming two 
minute tails, deeply excavated by the interior angle. Male . — An- 
tennae crenulate, stouter than those of the female. Abdomen with 
two long anal lateral tufted valves, extending almost as far as the 
hind wings. Female . — Abdomen much shorter than that of the 
male. 
This genus has some resemblance to the Macaridce , and 
its palpi differ much from those of the Urapteridce , though it is 
allied to Urapteryx. 
1. Andania scitosignata. 
Masetfoem. Cinereoferruginea aut cinerea ; aim purpurascente 
tinctm, nigricante aut fusco conspersce , lineis duabus albidis y 
1 a recta abbreviata , 2 a angulata , puncto discali nigro ; an - 
ticce costa extus valde convexa , macula exteriore alba discali 
subtus bene determinata ; posticce lituris marginalibus atris , 
fascia subtus nigra abbreviata nonnunquam obsoleta . 
Male and female . Ferruginous, with a cinereous tinge, or 
wholly cinereous. Wings purplish tinged, blackish or brown- 
speckled, with two whitish lines ; interior line straight, abbreviated 
in front ; exterior line acutely angular in the middle ; an indistinct 
black discal point. Fore wings with the costa very convex ex- 
teriorly; under side with a white exterior discal spot, which is 
generally more or less apparent on the upper side. Hind wings 
