VIPSOPHOBETRON; SEMYRA. By H. G. Dyar f. 
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V. denderia Dyar (167 b) is of a stronger build; the basal area of the forewing bordered by an oblique denderia. 
' line from the middle of the costal margin to the anal angle, purple brown, marbled lighter, yellowish brown 
at the apex with a clouded preapical spot. Hindwing blackish. Expanse of wings: $ 22—23 mm; $ unknown. 
Costa Rica. 
42. Genus: Vipsopliobetrou Dyar. 
Separated from Microphobetron by the normal triangular shape of the wings. Only 2 small species: 
Type: V. marona Dyar. 
V. marisa Drc. lias blackish forewings, the middle area lighter, shaded with reddish violet at the base marisa. 
and distal margin, bordered by thick, somewhat indistinct lines; subterminal line monotonous, basal area 
spotted. Hindwing blackish. Expanse of wings: $ 12—13 mm; $ unknown. Panama, Colombia. 
V. marona Dyar (167 b) resembles marisa , but the whole wing is dusted with dark reddish violet, so marona. 
that the markings are but faintly visible. Expanse of wings: $12 mm, $ 19 mm. French Guiana. 
43. Genus: Semyra Wkr. 
$ antennae bipectinate almost to the tips; palpi projecting beyond the vertex, the last joint not quite 
half the length of the middle joint. Hind tibiae with both pairs of spurs. 
Type: S. coarctata Wkr. 
S. zinie Dyar (167 b). Forewing with a dark basal area bordered by a fine light line which bends at zinie. 
the inner margin to the base; towards the apex 3 angular dark spots border on a light reddish violet quadrangle; 
marginal area light brown; a distinct silver marking at the base, coherent and lobate. Hindwing light brown. 
Expanse of wings: $ 24 mm; $ not known. Paraguay (Sapucay). 
S. cardia Schs. (167 b). Forewing pinkish brown, with blackish longitudinal stripes, and red stripes cardia. 
behind the subbasal line and cell; the zigzag-shaped subbasal line is silvery, the light subterminal line fine, 
irregularly undulated. Hindwing straw-coloured. Expanse of wings: $ 20—23 mm; £ unknown. Brazil 
(Castro, Parana). 
S. eucharista Dya't (167 b). Forewing red-brown with a blackish stripe in the cell and a submedian eucharista. 
one extending to a light median line which forms inwardly an angle on the submedian vein; the subbasal 
silvery line is fine and punctiform, some red colouring behind it; a short white line in the brown apical part, 
a wedge-shaped brown marking below it is divided into 2 or 3 small finger-shaped spots. Hindwing reddish, 
fringe brown. Expanse of wings: $ 24 mm; $ unknown. Brazil. 
S. erna Dyar has the same markings as eucharista , but darkened, the silver marking more distinct, erna. 
Hindwing brown, sometimes lighter in the disc. Expanse of wings: $ 17—19 mm; $ unknown. Paraguay. 
S. ornata Dgn. (167 c) has the same scheme of markings as eucharista, but the median line is dark brown, ornata. 
not dentate on the submedian line, more extensive apical markings, the subbasal silver distinctly divided into 
single spots. Expanse of wings: $ 27 mm; $ not known. Brazil (Rio Maues, Amazons). 
S. phrygia Dyar (167 c) is dark brown, without a light median line, the silver mark long and narrow, phrygia. 
undulate, some red behind it; the dark subterminal area is divided into spots by light colouring entering finger- 
shaped; a wedge-shaped discal spot at the cell-end. Hindwing greyish brown, light in the disc. Expanse of 
wings: $ 23 mm; $ unknown. Brazil (Sao Paulo). 
S. paula Dyar is similar to phrygia, but smaller, of a brighter colouring, with a narrower cellular spot, paula. 
Expanse of wings: $18 mm; $ unknown. Peru. 
S. frances Dyar (167 c); like paula, but still smaller, the markings more indistinct, less defined. Ex- frances. 
panse of wings: $ 17—18 mm ; $ unknown. Argentina. 
S. gibbosa Sepp. Basal half of forewing dark brown with 2 red stripes, outwardly bordered by a fine gibbosa. 
white line; distal half of the wing light brown with a long dark brown streak from the apex and one from the 
anal angle. Expanse of wings: $ (?) 28 mm; $ unknown. The larva has the shape of a small triangular box, 
dorsally green, laterally light bluish green. Surinam. The species is only known from Sepp's figure which 
Hering and Hopp (Iris XLI, p. 173, 1927) declare to represent a Semyra. 
S. coarctata Wkr. (167 c). Brown or greyish brown, the basal half darker, the distal half light, the coarctata. 
two colours separated by a light, somewhat curved line; a light lilac spot at the apex is surrounded by quad¬ 
rangular dark spots, and from here a series of small dots extend more or less distinctly downward. Hindwing 
from dark brown to blackish brown. Expanse of wings: $ 20—22, $ 25—27 mm. The northernmore form: 
— finita Wkr. (= moschleri Schs.) is lighter and more contrasting than the southern coarctata, the submarginal finita. 
dots are more distinct and extensive, with some red colour behind the basal silver. There are apparently no 
specific differences. Mexico, Central America, Panama (finita)-, Guiana, Grenada, Paraguay, Brazil (coarctata). 
