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PREMELITTIA; MELITTINA; MELITTIA. By B. Zukowsky. 
legs of medium size, hind tibiae bent somewhat S-shaped. Forewing with a well developed vein 1, not divided 
at the base, 2 before the interior angle of the cell, 3 from this angle and nearer to 4 than to 2, 7 and 8 not 
stalked, 9 from the anterior angle of the cell, 10 and 11 proceeding almost from the same place of the cell. Hind¬ 
wing: la short, 2 and 3 near the interior angle of the cell, 4 from the cell, 5 from the anterior angle, 6 well 
developed, 7 absent. Type: N. combusta Le Cerj. 
combusta. N. combusta Le Cerf (179 a). Head black. Palpi black on the 1st joint outside, yellow inside, the 2nd 
joint yellow above, reddish yellow and black beneath, the 3rd black at the base, yellow above. Antennae brown 
below, pale red above. Collar and thorax blackish brown, posterior part of the thorax as well as the metathorax 
with pale yellow hair. Abdomen blackish brown, the posterior margin of the 2nd segment and the anterior 
margin of the 3rd form a pale yellow band. Ventrum and anal brush unicoloured blackish brown. Legs blackish 
brown with some yellow marking. Forewing light rust-brown warming into yellowish, base black, distal area 
lighter, and a short hyaline streak at the base near the inner margin. Hindwing transparent, veins and margins 
reddish brown, fringes of all the wings blackish brown. 30 mm. Bolivia, Cochabamba. Only CC known so far. 
27. Genus: I*reiiielittia Le Cerf. 
Head small, but projecting. Proboscis quite absent. Palpi medium-sized. Antennae fusiform. Body 
strong and rather long. Anal tuft very short. Legs long and strong, the hind tibiae with a short hair brush 
below before the middle and at the end. Forewing: vein 1 well developed, 2 before the interior angle of the 
cell, 3 from the angle and nearer to 4 than to 2, a joint short stalk of 7 and 8, 9 from the same place of the 
anterior angle of the cell, 10 and 11 on a very short stalk at the base, arising at 9. Hindwing: la short, 2 
from the middle of the interior margin of the cell, and 3 before the angle of the cell, 4 and 5 from the angle, 
0 weil developed from the upper cell-angle, 7 close beside, 8 short. Type. P. rufescens Le Cerf. 
rufescens. P. rufescens Le. Cerf (179 a). Head pale yellow, palpi yellow. Antennae dingy yellow, the last third 
beneath brownish red. Collar pale yellow. Thorax chestnut brown with yellow-edged tegulae. Abdomen brown, 
the 2nd segment behind with a yellow band, the 1st, 3rd and 5th broadly spotted yellow laterally, these spots 
narrowing down and forming rings on the segments, ventrum quite yellow. Legs yellow, tarsi darker. .Forewing 
with a broad brown costa and discal mark, the distal margin likewise very broadly brown, so that the hyaline 
areas are rather small. Hindwing transparent, margins and veins brown. Fringes of all the wings greyish brown, 
lighter at the abdominal margin. 35 mm. Bolivia, Cochabamba. 1 $ known. 
28. Genus: Melittfna Le Cerf. 
Head rather broad, palpi short, the 1st joint with long hair beneath. Proboscis well developed. An¬ 
tennae short with thick clubs. Body short and thick without a projecting anal brush. Broad, rounded wings; 
forewing: vein 1 rudimentary, not divided at the base, 2 before the interior angle of the cell, 3 from that angle, 
7 and 8 stalked as far as half their length, 9 from the anterior angle of the cell, 10 nearing 9 at the base, 11 
more remote from 10. Hindwing: la very short, 2 near the middle of the interior margin of the cell, 3 before 
the angle, 4 from this angle bent towards the middle, 5 from the discocellular angle, 6 from the upper cell-angle, 
and 7 from the same place. Type: M. nigra Le Cerf. 
nigra. M. nigra Le Cerf (179 b). Head blackish blue. Palpi black, slightly mixed with whitish, the 1st joint 
provided with a very long liair-tuft. Antennae blackish blue, pale yellow outside, club reddish beneath. Collar, 
thorax and abdomen blackish blue. Legs blackish blue with white or pale yellow markings. Forewing trans¬ 
parent, but dusted sooty, so that the costa and discal vein are not very prominent, veins and margins darker. 
Hindwing likewise sooty transparent. Fringes of all the wings rather broad, blackish grey. 21.5 mm. Brazil. 1 $. 
29. Genus: Meliltia Hbn. 
Antennae growing thicker at the ends, finely dentate in the a few small bristles at the extreme apex. 
Tongue normal. Tibiae and tarsi provided with mostly long tufted hair, except the last 2 or 3 tarsal joints. 
Forewing: veins 7 and 8 stalked, otherwise similar to Paranthrene. Hindwing: vein 5 arises in the centre of 
the cross-vein, 6 and 7 on a long stalk. Type: M. cucicrbitae Harr. 
cucurbitae. M. cueurbitae Harr. (= satyriniformis Wkr., tibialis Drury) (179 b). Head metallic green, face whitish. 
Palpi pale orange, whitish at the bottom. Antennae blackish green. Thorax metallic olive green, sometimes 
warming into brownish olive. Legs orange, tarsi black with white rings. Hind tibiae inside with long black 
hah’, outside with long orange hair. Abdomen above reddish orange with narrowly green-edged segments, a 
series of black dots on the dorsum; the 1st and 2nd segments olive green like the thorax, abdomen beneath lighter 
orange. Forewing dark metallic olive green with brownish darker fringes, a short hyaline streak at the base; 
under surface similar, though sometimes darker in the total colour. Hindwing transparent rvith a beautiful 
bluish reflection, veins and margin greenish, fringe brownish. <$: 22—26 mm. 2: 28—35 mm. Canada, United 
States, New Mexico. The imago appears in the north from June till August, in the south in April and May, 
