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DASMEUDA; CHAETOCERAS; CRYPSICOELA; EPIPLEMA. By M. Gaede. 
alcimusata. 
lacfi fera. 
versicolor. 
subocellata. 
26. Genus: Dasmemla Wkr. 
Proboscis short, palpi short, porrect. Antennae bipectinate. Wings broad. Forewing angled at the 
distal margin % below the apex, then straight, oblique. Hindwing bent at the distal margin. The genus is 
placed here by Dalla Torre, which is hardly justified. 
E. alcimusata Wkr. Brownish ochreous, striated pale brown. Forewing black at the costal margin, 
black are also a subapical spot and the distal margin in the anterior part; a black streak at the base of the 
wing. Both wings with white submarginal dots and black marginal dots. 26 mm. Amazons. 
27. Genus: Chaetoceras Warr. 
Palpi short, antennae of $ strongly pectinated, hind tibiae swollen. Forewing concave in the middle of 
the costal margin, convex near the base and apex. Apex slightly projecting, distal margin below it cut out, 
with a dent at veins 4 and 3, below it cut out again, anal angle angular. Veins 3 and 4 from the lower cell- 
angle, 5 and 6 + 7 from the upper cell-angle, 8 + 9 + 10 far back. Hindwing oblong, apex round, anal angle 
slightly projecting. Veins 3 and 4 from the lower cell-angle, 6 and 7 from the upper one. Type: sim/plex Warr. 
from Amboina. The genus contains 8 species from the Indo-Australian Fauna. Besides two South American 
species. Cf. Vol. X, p. 582, pi. 58 f, g. 
Ch. lactifera Dogn. White. Forewing with black scales at the costal and distal margins. Exterior band 
of black dots, interrupted. Besides two black marginal dots between veins 4 and 6. Hindwing with an in¬ 
complete interior line, a black discal dot and a curved brown exterior band, with brown streaks next to it. A 
few dots and streaks at the costal and distal margins. A 22 mm. Colombia. 
Ch. versicolor Dogn. differs somewhat in the contours of the wings. Hindwing dentate at veins 4 and 
7, excavated at 5 and 6. Ground-colour greyish brown, striated blackish brown. Forewing with an exterior 
row of round brown spots, edged with white scales. A subcostal spot, a few spots between veins 3 and 6 and 
at the inner margin. Hindwing with a brown incomplete interior line. The exterior line white, edged with 
brown on both sides, angled in the middle at veins 3 and 4. $ 27 mm. Colombia. 
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28. Genus : Crypsicoela Dgn. 
Antennae thick, palpi short. Forewing with an obtuse apex. Distal margin dentate at veins 6 and 7, 
less at vein 4, strongly excavated between, then straight to the curved anal angle. Close before the latter the 
inner margin is very much cut out. Vein 4 from the lower cell-angle, 5 and 6 + 7 from the upper angle, 8 + 9 
stalked. Hindwing cut out in the middle at the costal margin and at the distal margin above vein 7, with slight 
tips at veins 6 and 4. Vein 4 from the lower cell-angle, 6 and 7 from the upper cell-angle. Only 1 species. 
C. subocellata Dogn. (171 c). Wings dark brown. Forewing with a rusty red spot at the cross-vein. 
A black line from % costal margin, almost horizontal to this spot, then indistinct to the middle of the inner 
margin. A submarginal row of brown lunae, edged with white outside and with black behind it. A dark brown 
marginal line from the apex to vein 3 straight, cutting off the two notches. Hindwing with a curved interior 
row of black dots. An exterior row of lunar spots mostly only distinct in the anterior part. A dark marginal 
line from vein 7 2, corresponding to the line on the forewing. The $ is somewhat lighter and smaller. 26—32 mm. 
Bolivia. 
29. Genus: Kpiplema H.-Schaff. 
Already about 300 forms of this typical genus of the family have been made known, and as the species, 
the majority of which is very insignificant, are generally regarded as small Geometrids or even Microlepidoptera 
by amateur and non-specializing collectors, they have hitherto attracted slight attention. This is principally 
due to the fact that they are not much attracted by light and those really rare ones gather in numbers on the 
lantern only on flying nights, when sometimes in the tropics 5 -10 thousand lepidopteral specimens come to 
the light. Then the insignificant Epiplema of often only 1 to 2 cm wing span are lost among the swarms of 
Saturniidae, Ceratocampidae, Notodontidae and large Noctuae and awaken little interest. Another reason is that 
it was almost impossible so far to distinguish the few species which were described as there were practically 
no illustrations and the usually long-winded descriptions, sometimes based upon one specimen only, were scat¬ 
tered and hardly sufficient for a safe discrimination. The Epiplema have been thoroughly elaborated only in 
the very largest museums, and the numerous single specimens in small private collections (often placed among 
the Geometrids) have seldom been considered as their owners were vague as to their classification. Most of the 
species appear, as already mentioned, only singly and are difficult to distinguish by day, resting, often with 
wings furled in disguise, along wood paths on low growing weeds or bushes. Their position at rest reminds us 
strongly of the larger Micros, the Alucitidae for instance. If they are discovered and recognized in spite of their 
