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CHAMAESPHECIA; CONOPIA. By B. Zukowsky. 
11. Genus: Cliamaesphecla Spul. 
Chiefly separated from Synanthedon by the neuration of the wings. Veins 10 and 11 of forewing are 
confluent towards the margin and generally fused already in the last third, vein 1 is only preserved in the 
basal part, the remainder being only indicated by an elevation of the wing-membrane. The interior branch 
of the inner-marginal vein disappears very soon; veins 3 and 4 arise on a common short stalk. Most of the 
species have a strongly developed tongue. 
minima. Ch. minima Le Cerf (176 h) is one of the smallest Aegeriidae hitherto known. Head blackish blue, 
laterally whitish, face and palpi white. Antennae black, white before the tips. Collar, thorax and abdomen 
blackish blue. Anal tuft somewhat darker, ventrum brownish bronze, the last segment laterally white. Legs 
white marked with brownish bronze. Forewing transparent, margins and veins brownish bronze, the costa 
beneath whitish. Hindwing transparent, veins and margins as well as the fringes of all the wings brownish 
bronze. 9,5 mm. Bogota; February. 1 <$. 
phdo. Ch. pluto sp. n. (176 i). Antennae, head and thorax black, orbita white. Palpi black sti’ewn with few 
white scales, appearing grey. Abdomen black, a white lateral line begins narrow on the first segment, widening 
rather much in the middle and ending narrow again on the last segment; easily discernible from any other 
species by this line. Legs black, posterior tarsi slightly ringed black and white. Forewing black with a very 
indistinct wedge-area and a small distal area, crossed by three veins. Hindwing hyaline, veins and margins 
as well as the rather long fringes of all the wings black. On the under surface the abdomen is brownish black, 
the costal margin of the forewing dingy yellow, the distal area grey, crossed by black veins. Evidently allied 
to “ Syn .” hispides Bruce. 22 mm. 1 March. Brazil, Minas, Araguary, leg. Prof. Seitz. Type: Sencken- 
berg Museum. 
aurnta. Ch. aurata Hy. Edw. is a doubtful animal; it is said to be like the European Cli. annellata Z. (Vol. II. 
pi. 51 g). It w'as either imported or the label was exchanged. Panama. 
penthetria. Ch. penthetria sp. n. (176 i). Antennae, palpi, head and thorax black. Abdomen black, bluish black 
beneath. Anal tuft black, two narrow oblong lateral appendages of a bright golden yellow. Legs black, hind 
tibiae rather strongly haired. Forewing black, fringe oscillating. Hindwing transparent, veins and fringe 
black. 22 mm. Brazil, Ypiranga. April. $ collected by Prof. Seitz. Type: Senckenberg Museum. 
12. Genus: Conopia Fk. 
Head small, palpi short and straight. Antennae club-shaped, pointed towards the end. Abdomen 
slender. Posterior fomora with short hair. Forewing with 12 veins, 7 and 8 stalked. Hindwing pointed at the 
apex, veins 4 and 6 stalked, 7 and 8 absent. Type: C. praecedens Hy. Edw. 
praecedens. C. praecedens Hy. Edw. (176 i). Head and thorax brownish black, the latter with red stripes on each 
side. Antennae orange with black tips. Abdomen black, with a few red scales laterally, the last 3 segments 
and the anal tuft beautifully lemon-coloured. Legs reddish orange with a broad black band on the tibiae, 
posterior tarsi lemon-coloured. Forewing brown with a narrow transparent streak which turns reddish, ending 
in the centre of the wing. Hindwing brown, transparent at the base. Both wings beneath striped red and 
yellow. 30 mm. North Carolina. It was described as Palmia. 
sequoiae. C. sequoiae Hy. Edw. (= superba Hy. Edw., pinorum Behr) (176 i). Head black, palpi yellow, outside 
black, collar yellow, antennae black. Thorax black with a very narrow yellow lateral line widening behind, 
adjoining a yellow transverse streak. Abdomen black, all the segments, except the 1st and 3rd, with lemon- 
coloured rings above and below. Anal tuft black, yellow beneath. Legs yellow and black, anterior coxae 
yellow, femora black outwards, tibiae yellow, tarsi yellow with black bands. Forewing transparent with very 
narrow black margins and discal mark. Hindwing with narrow black margins, inner margin yellowish. 24 to 
30 mm. California (Mendocino Co) and Washington. — Larva in old trees of Sequoia sempervirens, Pinus 
ponderosus, Pinus lambertina; it does much harm to the forests of Mendocino County, California. The eggs 
are deposited in the nooks of twigs, the larva works itself in curved passages into the twigs and trunks, which 
is indicated by excretions of resin on the attacked parts of the tree. As the insect is not rare, the destructions 
may often be rather considerable. The larva often spins a cocoon already in December and January; the 
imago appears chiefly in June and July. 
exitiosa. C. exitiosa Say ( persica Thom., pepsidiformis Him., xiphiaeformis Bsd.) (177 g). head blackish 
steel-blue, yellow between the eyes. Palpi yellow beneath, black above. Collar yellow in front. Antennae 
black. Thorax deep steel-blue with yellow patagia and a posterior yellow transverse blotch, a yellow spot at 
the base of the forewing beneath. Abdomen blackish steel-blue with narrow yellow rings on the front sides 
of the segments; these rings may sometimes also disappear. Anal tufts black, laterally whitish. Legs steel- 
blue, tibiae with yellow spots, tarsi yellow beneath, anterior coxae yellow. Forewing transparent, opalescent 
