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VENILIA SOSPETA. 
PLATE XXIX. Fig. 3. 
Phaloena sospeta, Drury, Exot. Ins., vol. ii. pi. 22, fig. 3. 
This pretty species is referred with some doubt to 
Duponchel’s genus Venilia, which is characterised 
by having the wings deltoid in repose, the hinder 
margin of the anterior pair excised, the posterior 
subemarginated j palpi short ; spiral tongue long ; 
antennae simple. 
The expansion of the wings is about two inches 
five lines, their colour pale yellow ; the anterior 
with several brown spots, which have a tendency to 
form two very irregular macular bands ; on the 
hinder wings there is likewise a large transverse 
brown spot near the abdominal margin. The head 
is pale yellow ; thorax and abdomen yellow, the 
former shading into brown posteriorly. On the 
under side the breast and abdomen are pale yel- 
low, the markings on the wings corresponding to 
those on the surface. Legs yellow, spotted with 
brown. 
This geometer is a native of Jamaica. 
