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antennae keep it apart from all other species except certain ones placed in 
the genus Pachnobia; with these there is, however, no affinity on genita lie 
characters. Grote’s association with Pseudorthosia was as good as any, 
but from this genus it may be separated on the armature of the fore tibia. 
Pseudospaelotis gen. nov. 
Type, Agrotis haruspica Grt. 
Eyes naked. Palpi upturned, with long third joint; second joint 
heavily but rather shortly and evenly fringed with hair beneath, without 
triangular apical tuft; third joint smooth-scaled. Front smooth. Male 
antennae ciliate. All tibiae spined; fore tibia longer than first tarsal joint, 
with complete row of weak spines on inner side; on outer side with hair- 
fringe and several apical spines. Mid tarsi without fourth row of spines. 
Thoracic vestiture smooth, largely composed of hair, without noticeable 
tufts. 
Figure'28. Male genitalia of Pseudospaelotis haruspica Grt. 
M ale Genitalia. Clasper long and narrow, tapering to a point, with a 
slight tubercle about the middle of the ventral margin; sacculus short and 
weak; harpe situated basally, long and strongly hooked apically, much 
the shape of a question mark. Clavus absent. Uncus thin, curbed. 
Juxta squarely projected apically. Aedoeagus scobinate apically; vesica 
armed with a short spine on a broadly bulbous base. 
