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MACROTES; ALMODES. By L. B. Prout. 
pudibunda. 
albi- 
macula. 
bitadaria. 
commatica. 
netrix. 
cordovaria. 
terraria. 
stellidaria. 
rivularia. 
squami¬ 
gera. 
assccorna. 
caldra. 
calvina. 
America, reaching Bolivia and Matto Grosso. — ab. pudibunda Th.-Mieg has both wings entirely suffused 
with reddish. Occasional in many localities, perhaps induced by moisture, like some similar variations in the 
Hemitheinae. — ab. albimacula Th.-Mieg has the red, bi-pupilled spot of the hindwing replaced by an enlarged, 
entirely white one. Likewise distributed. — Egg cylindrical, twelve-ribbed, the ribs crested with white dots. 
Larva rather slender, cylindrical, with some small black prominences, the ground- colour generally dull 
olivaceous green, occasionally vinous; head, except in 1st stage, bilobed. Bred in Florida on Coccoloba floridana, 
eating only the young leaves. Pupa in a very slight silken cocoon in the earth; slender, light-brown, with long 
projecting wing-cases. 
A. bitadaria Walk. (1 h). Rather larger, with much longer pectinations, hindwing with distal margin 
dentate, a dark red spot at apex and other differences. Jamaica. 
13. Genus: Macrotes Westw. 
Abundantly distinct from Ametris in the longer palpus, more specialised antennae, angulated wings, 
large hyaline white spot of hindwing and other characters. The 3 species are closely similar and have often 
been confused. 
M. commatica Prout (1 h). A large species. £ unknown, $ antennal shaft without specialised scaling. 
Hindwing with the white mark shortened, but with a narrow tail along the 3rd discocellular. Ecuador, E. 
Peru (type) and E. Bolivia. 
M. netrix Cram. (= netrata Fb., netricaria Hbn., netricalis Walk.) (1 h). Generally rather less large 
than the other two species. Antennal shaft of J clothed beyond the middle for some distance with light-brown 
hair or pile. Antenna of $ simple. Vertex rosy; last segments of abdomen flesh-coloured dorsally. Dutch and 
British Guiana and Alto da Serra, Santos. Larva slender, cylindrical, twig-like, blue-grey, with black pile 
dorsally and some fine white irroration, an orange mark on and above anterior prolegs; head bifid. On Ficus. 
Pupa green, with long antenna- and leg-cases; on the ground. 
M. cordovaria Guen. (= cordovalis Walk.) (1 h). Antenna of the with stronger, darker and much 
more extended hair and specialised scaling, which, moreover, is more proximally placed, commencing near 
the base of the shaft. Distal margins with the secondary crenulations stronger than in netrix; markings ex¬ 
ceedingly similar, subterminal line of dots obsolete at costa of forewing. Described from Mexico, distributed 
to Venezuela and Peru. 
14. Genus: iUmodes Guen. 
Characters intermediate between those of Ametris and Ergavia, the antenna, legs and to some extent 
the slender abdomen agreeing with the former, the raised cell-spots, coloration, etc., with the latter. Face 
not or scarcely protuberant. Palpus rather elongate. Pectinations of the G always long. Early stages unknown. 
A. terraria Guen. (1 i). More variegated (brown, marked with black) than the other species of Almodes, 
the postmedian line of the forewing with a longer and more darkened projection in the middle. Haiti and the 
Bahamas. — ab. stellidaria Guen. has the median area strongly darkened. — rivularia Grote (= subaustralis 
Hulst, pedicellata Hulst) is probably synonymous, but there may be some racial difference. In the absence of 
material from Florida, Grote’s description may be quoted: “Possibly a modification of the Haitian terraria. 
but quite different from Guexee’s description. Olive brownish, somewhat pallid; the median lines principally 
marked on costa by broad, dark shades on forewing above. A median line continuous. A black discal mark 
and scattered elevated black scale points. Hindwing dentate, concolorous; the discal raised point black and 
white. Beneath costa dotted with black, with a distinct reddish flush; discal points black. The 
wings above are crossed by interrupted, faint, dark lines; the hindwing best marked. The veins are indicated 
on forewing, where the outer line is dotted. The ground colour is more brown than testaceous; there is a sprink¬ 
ling of black scales.” — squamigera Feld. (1 i) is on an average larger than terraria and of a lighter, brighter 
brown, with the dark markings of the median area standing out more sharply, the postmedian line of both 
wings with the sinuosities more profound. Colombia and Venezuela; similar examples in parts of Mexico and 
Guatemala. — assecoma Druce is of the same bright brown as squamigera, but has the proximal area of the 
forewing weakly marked, the postmedian line of the hindwing still less sinuous, at least in the than in 
terraria. Yucatan (type), Guatemala and Honduras. 
A. caletra Druce (2 a). Smaller, darker, more greyish and more uniform in appearance than calvina, 
antennal pectinations of the $ scarcely so long as in terraria. Vera Cruz, Mexico. 
A. calvina Druce (2 a) is rather large, long-winged, the <$ antenna with the pectinations extremely 
long, the postmedian line better developed than in caletra, bordered outwardly by a noticeable pale line or 
shade. Vera Cruz, Mexico. 
