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NANNOPARCE; DICTYOSOMA; NEOGENE. By Dr. M. Dkatjdt. 
cupressi. 
pocyi. 
hater his. 
elsa. 
reevi. 
curitiba. 
dynaeus. 
corum- 
bensis. 
steinbachi. 
L cupressi Bsd. (94 a). A monotonously brownish-grey small species, easily discernible by an almost 
longitudinally directed double line between veins 2 and 4 of the forewing. Georgia and Florida, apparently 
very rare. Larva unknown. 
12. Genus: Jfaimoparce R. & J. 
Proboscis longer than body; legs as in Geratomia, but the middle tarsi exhibit a comb of bristles. 
Only 1 species: 
N. poeyi Grt. & R. (93 c) is likewise a smaller species, thorax bluish ash-grey, head and abdomen 
more brownish, like the forewing which exhibits a whitish dentate postmedian transverse band bordered 
with a darker brown towards the base especially in the cell; transverse markings very indistinct in the ante- 
median area, more distinct only in the costal-marginal area; black longitudinal streaks as well as the oblique 
streak parting the apex fine; some more black indistinct dentate blotches subterminally. Hindwing brown, 
lighter whitish at the inner margin. Cuba and Jamaica. — haterius Drc. is a rare form found in Yucatan, the 
forewings more intensely darkened blackish-brown, especially in the disc and at the costal margin. 
13. Genus : Diedyosoma R. & J. 
Proboscis shorter than body, palpi slender, short, hairy; the small eyes not ciliated; antennae strong. 
First protarsal segment with 3 long thorns, middle tarsi without the comb of bristles, the spurs of the middle 
and posterior tibiae very short. Pulvillus absent, paronychium without lobes. Only 1 isolated species: 
Do elsa Stkr. (93 e) is an apparently extremely rare and quite different species, slightly recalling a 
small pale ligustri. Fore wing reddish whitish-grey, quite light in the costal-marginal area, with 4 blackish- 
brown very oblique transverse markings in the inner-marginal third, the most distal one of which terminates 
into a fine apical streak. Hindwing whitish with a black base and 2 transverse bands; the light abdomen with 
black segments and with dorsal and subdorsal stripes. Larva green, granulated, with 6 red-brown oblique lateral 
stripes. Arizona. 
14. Genus: Meogcwe R. A- J. 
Like the preceding genus, but the eyes are overhung by cilia. Legs similar as in Dictyosoma, but the 
middle tarsi exhibit 2 or 3 long bristles instead of the comb. Paronychium with 1 long lobe. 
N. reevi Drc. (= baruta Berg, cossoides Rothsch.) (94 a) shows hardly any markings, the body and 
forewing are brownish grey with a yellowish ochreous tint, with a subterminal brown band bordered with 
whitish outside; tegulae with some grey hairs. Abdomen yellowish-white laterally, with large black spots. 
Forewing brownish, hindwing yellowish-white with a black marginal band. Argentina; Paraguay and Parana. 
N. curitiba Jones resembles reevi, but it has an entirely blackish-brown thorax, and the fore wing is 
suffused with black, a white discal spot is present and the fringe is spotted white. Abdomen deep blackish- 
brown above, intermixed with single ochreous hairs, laterally ochreous, spotted black, the last segments darker 
blackish-brown. Especially the basal and marginal areas of the forewing are much darker. Expanse of wings: 
3 66, $ 75 mm. Curitiba, Parana. 
N. dynaeus Hbn. (94 a) is a small species; body blackish-brown, head, borders of neck and tegulae 
reddish-white, abdomen with white lateral spots. Eorewing greyish-white, brown in the whole basal half and at 
the margin especially analwards; discal spot and a broad subapical oblique band white; subterminal wdiite 
stripes between the veins 4 and 7. Hindwing greyish-white with faded brownish postmedian and marginal 
bands. A rare species from Bahia and Pernambuco. — corumbensis Clark is much more brown instead of grey, 
abdomen brown, not black, head and border of tegulae yellowish instead of white. The white markings on the 
forewing are almost quite absent. Hindwing monotonously brown above and beneath. From Matto Grosso. 
The larva which has much to suffer from parasites (Hymenoptera) was found by the Rev. Moss near Per¬ 
nambuco on a Verbenacea; he describes it to be whitish-green with a red dorsal line terminating into the fine 
black horn; round white black-ringed subdorsal spots, and black spots of various sizes increasing in the 
growing insect. 
N. steinbachi Clark is near to dynaeus corumbensis. Antennae and palpi dark brown, frons chalky white, 
occiput with a black transverse streak. Thorax dark brown, tegulae grey, abdomen grey above, with white 
and black lateral spots. Fore wing grey with a white, S-shaped postmedian band of 2 mm width, pointedly 
extended between the veins; 2 angular black antemedian and median lines arise at the inner margin and 
extend to the cell, besides two lines behind the centre and between veins 2 and 3 near the cell a short black 
