Publ. 9. I. 1933. 
LOPHOPTERYX; HERBERTINA; AZAXIA. By Dr. M. Dratidt. 
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N. houla Dyar (= fusconubilata Rothsch.) (154 e) is somewhat smaller with broader wings, otherwise houla. 
of the same colouring and marking, though the district of the scaled dent is less scaled white, the same being 
the case at the anal angle of the hindwing. At once discernible by the unicoloured brown abdomen without 
black rings. Mexico to Venezuela. 
N. flexifera Schs. is most similar to houla and apparently only separated by somewhat narrower wings, flexijera. 
Costa Rica. 
N. elongata Schs. (154 f.) has the longest and narrowest wings and correspondingly a much longer ab- elongata. 
domen. Colouring and marking almost the same as in the preceding species, but the row of light vein-dots 
behind the postmedian line is absent, and the scaled dent is darker. Brazil (Rio de Janeiro). 
N. pulcheria Drc. (154 f.) represents another type; forewing reddish greyish-brown with brown mark- pulcheria. 
ings, especially a postmedian band crossing a fine whitish zigzag marking at the cell-end. Hindwing reddish- 
brown, darker at the distal margin with 2 short blackish-brown streaks at the anal angle. Panama. 
N. pallescens Schs. is very similar to ■pulcheria, but much lighter, almost yellowish-white, with reddish- pallescens. 
brown markings, only the light brown postmedian line extends below the cell as a thick black line into the 
scaled dent, light lilac dusting extends along the median vein to the margin; a reddish-brown shadow extends 
from the lower cell-angle obliquely to the margin below the apex. Hindwing much darker brown, whitish only 
at the costal margin. Expanse of wings: 72 mm. Brazil. 
N. adusta Rothsch. (154 f) is a very different species with relatively narrow forewings, light brown, adusta. 
densely darkened violettish-brown excepting the basal half of the costal margin and the cell, with rather in¬ 
distinct double fine deeply notched transverse lines and fine long dark brown internerval streaks behind the 
centre in the costal-marginal half. Hindwing lighter brown with the usual black anal spot parted by light. 
From Peru and Bolivia. 
118. Genus: I^opliopteryx Stph. 
This genus which is also represented in the palaearctic regions (cf. Vol. II, p. 306) is very closely allied 
to the preceding genus, only separated by the differently stalked subcostal branches, the 3 middle ones aris¬ 
ing on a joint stalk, whilst 7 and 10 are separated; in Naprepa, however, the two lowest are stalked. The palpi 
are more porrect, the $ antennae serrate with ciliary tufts. America harbours only one species very similar 
to the European camelina. 
Type of genus: L. camelina L. 
L. americana Harv. (154 d). I cannot say to what extend this species coresponds specifically to the americana. 
European species (Vol. II, p. 306), it seems to be rare in America, and the stages of its metamorphosis have 
apparently not yet been observed there. Both are entirely alike excepting the somewhat more compressed 
and broader shape of the wings. Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Kansas. 
119. Genus: Herbertiua Schs. 
Very closely allied to the preceding genus, distinguished by less ciliated, not serrate $ antennae, as 
well as a small hair-tuft on the head. The costal vein of the hindwing arises from the centre of the cell, in 
Lophopteryx near the end of the cell. Only 1 species: 
Type of genus: H. eumeta Drc. 
H. eumeta Drc. is distinguished by a dark brown median line on the red-brown forewing, with yellow eumeta. 
crescentiform spots on either side of it, one large yellow spot each is at the cell-end and apex, a yellow stripe 
extends from the base to the anal angle, and a series of small yellowish-white spots before the margin; 
2 black dots at the apex, one at the anal angle. Hindwing dark brown with a black anal spot. Expanse of 
wings: 32 mm. Colombia. 
120. Genus: Azaxla Dyar. 
Likewise extremely similar to the preceding genera, separated by the 3 lowest subcostal branches being 
stalked, whilst the second from above (10) arises from the long and narrow areole which is much shorter in 
the neighbouring genera. Only 2 species. 
Type of genus: A. luteilinea Drc. 
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