. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 154 sYNTOMiD-a:. Genus ORCYNIA. Type. Orcynia, Wlk. i. 274 (1854) calcarata. Proboscis well developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reacliing vertex of Lead and moderately scaled, the 3rd short and blunt ; antennae bipectinate, the branches short, dilated at extremity, and ending in a bristle; tibiae witli the spurs well developed. Fore wing very long and narrow; vein 3 from close to angle of cell; 4, 5 separate at origin, 4 curved and approximated to 5 for some distance; (3 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 from cell
. Catalogue of Lepidoptera Phalaenae in the British Museum. Moths. 154 sYNTOMiD-a:. Genus ORCYNIA. Type. Orcynia, Wlk. i. 274 (1854) calcarata. Proboscis well developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reacliing vertex of Lead and moderately scaled, the 3rd short and blunt ; antennae bipectinate, the branches short, dilated at extremity, and ending in a bristle; tibiae witli the spurs well developed. Fore wing very long and narrow; vein 3 from close to angle of cell; 4, 5 separate at origin, 4 curved and approximated to 5 for some distance; (3 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked; 10, 11 from cell. Hind wing with the lower part of cell rather short ; veins 2 and 4 on a long stalk; 3 and 5 absent; 6, 7 stalked. 302. Orcynia calcarata. Euchromia calcarata, Wlk. i. 274 (1854); Butl. 111. Het. i. p. 28, pi. 9. f. 11; Xirby, Oat. Het. p. 131. S . Head, thorax, and abdomen black; antennae fulvous; palpi in front, frons, vertex of bead, patches on tegulse, patagia, meso- meta- and sides of thorax, and on coxoe bright yellow ; hind tarsi. Fig. G6.—Orcynia calcarata, (^. \. fulvous at extremities ; abdomen with round pale yellow subdorsal spots on 1st segment, followed by larger elliptical spots on next two segments ; yellow sublateral spots on first three segments. Wings fulvous suffused with fuscous. Hah. Amazons, Santarem (Bates), 1 J type. Eajy. 62 millim. Genus PSEUDOSPHEX. ^ Type. Psmdospkex, Hiibn. Zutr. i. p. 13 (1827), & Verz. p. 127 (1827)... polistes. Myrmecopsis, Newm. Zool. viii. App. p. cxxii (1850) jjo//s!!es. Spheeopsis, Feld. Reis. Nov. p. 9 (1874), non descr hyalozona. Proboscis well developed; palpi upturned, reaching vertex of head, the Ist joint fringed with long hair, the 3rd acuminate ; antennjE bipectinate, with short branches dilated at extremity and ending in a bristle, the shaft dilated at middle ; fore femora dilated ; mid and hind tibiie with the spurs moderate; abdomen with slight lateral tubercles on 1st segment, the 2nd segment with long sle
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