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Genus 30. NIGRAMMA.
FIB"" Corpus Bilt ol'assum. Fasciculus frontalis productus.
Proboscis brevis, gmoilis. PilI pi lawes, nSC('udcllles, verticem ~u-
, perantcs; 1l1'ticuiliS 311s lallceolntns. 2i dimidio DOD bl'evior. AbdolDell
Illas )1l1sticas supcrans. Po(les huves, longiusculi, sat gracillis ;
tiblm 1)08tio(8 01l101u:ibu8 qUlItUOI'!ollgissimis. AIm longw, a.ngustm;
anLic(8 IlCULW, margine exterillre Suhcollvexu perobliquo.
Female. Body moderarely stOllt. Frontal tuft ratbcr promi_
nent. Proboscis sliol't, Blendol'. Pdlpi smooth, erect, longer than
the brE'!l(lth of the head, Ilud I'ising mnch above the vel'lex; lhh'd
joint lUllccolatu, abonl hlllf tIle length of the second. Antennw
smooth. Abdoulen extending beyond the hind wings. LellS smooth,
mtber long llnd slender; hilld tihim with four vory long SpllfS.
Wingll 10llg, IIllrlOW, l~ol'(} Winl{R acute j costa straight; axtcI'jar
border slightly I,lOIlVOX, V81'Y oblique.
This geulls is nenl'ly nllied to Slenoptery.u, a.nd the latter
is probably oue of tho Pl4ycirlllJ.
1. NXGnAM31A. QUADItATIFnnA,
Fmm. FuscesuOIlill-cilll'l'Ca; al"" aliaCal fascia interiors wellS
dilatata fa&cia~lle b'IRali tl'Imi lIiU,.is, lit'llora rliscali e strigis
tribus tAi,lJrt., lmoa Bl.lbllllll'{/llltili nigl'a den,ticula.ta intSl'Tul1tll,
polIlW.'JiJ' />WII'O'iIidlJio,w A;iyol'kIllNJJIP.t.r.
Famale. Brolvniall CiIlCI'COUS. Fore wings with an intonor
black band, which is diluted iuto 11 )latch 00 the olltcr side, and with
a slcudor bllluk bll11d nenr tho basu; discllIlDllrk composed of thl'ee
short tl'ltUSfcrsc black stl'eakA; subnull'gilll1lline blaok, deDticullltfld,
illulllD111eto; mlll'giuul poiuts blackish. LOllg,th oiLbo body 6 lines;
of tbo wiugs 17 liucs.
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Geulls 31. SEBUNTA.
Mar. Corpus vix robllstum. Palpi porl'ecti, Inti, bravillscu1i,
subrostl'ifofmeR; llrLiuulllB 3l1s brev!ssitnus. Alltcllnlll basi nun
incrassutm. Abdomen alas l'0sticas )ll\ullo supcrllns; fascioulus
1&I,IoIIIIs II~rvIIS. A.lm alltiulD elouglltlD, vix auutw, costa reota, margmo
extel'lore couvexo,
Malil. Body Juu'dly stont. Plilpi porreot, broad, subrosMform,
milch sborLor Llmll the brclI(ltb of tho beu.d, not acnte; third
joiut extroulcly short. AntenuUl not inCraS&llted nt tho base. Ab-
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