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RHIPHA. 
Rhipha, Walker, Cat. i. p. 278; Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc., Zool. xu. p. 423, t. 29. f. 21. 
Walker founded this genus for the reception of an insect from Rio Janeiro. 
1. Rhipha subulifera. 
Kucyrta subulifera, Feld. Reise Nov. Lep. iv. t. 102. f. 37. 
Rhipha strigosa, Butl. Journ. Linn. Soc., Zool. xii. p. 423; ll. Lep. Het. i. t. 9. f. 12 (nee Walker). 
Hab. Panamal. 
Mr. Butler places Dr. Felder’s species as a synonym of Walker’s. I think he must 
have done so without comparing the two species. 2. subulifera has white secondaries 
bordered with black, also a white head, and a central white spot on the thorax. In 
R. strigosa the secondaries are quite black, also the head and thorax. I have very 
little doubt but that they are two very distinct species. 
SUTONOCREA. 
Sutonocrea, Butler, MS. in Mus. Brit. 
1. Sutonocrea tripunctata, sp.n. (Tab. IX. fig. 2.) 
Primaries uniform pale yellow, the base from the costal margin to the hind margin greenish black; a spot at 
the end of the cell, one at the anal angle, and one beyond nearer the apex greenish black, and a narrow 
greenish-black band crossing from the costal to the outer margin close to the apex: front of head and a 
central spot on the thorax bright bluish green; head, thorax, and abdomen yellow; antennx and palpi 
black ; fore legs with the coxe and femora yellow, the tibie and tarsi black, banded with white. Expanse 
12 inch. 
Hab. Panama (Ribbe, mus. Staudinger). 
This pretty species is very distinct from any other with which I am acquainted. 
EMPUSA. 
Empusa, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 170; Butler, Journ. Linn. Soc., Zool. xii. p. 428. 
1. Empusa vitrea. 
Phalena vitrea, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. t. 276. f. C. 
Empusa vitrea, Walk. Cat. iii. p. 644°; Butl. Journ. Linn. Soc., Zool. xii. p. 423”. 
Hab. British Honpvras, Belize (Blancaneaur); GuatemMata, Rio Maria Linda, Cerro 
Zunil (Champion) ; Panama, San Feliz, Bugaba, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion).—GuIana, 
Surinam !; Brazit, Rio Janeiro ! 2. 
This species is widely distributed in Central America, but is nowhere common. 
2. Empusa tybris. 
Phalena tybris, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. t. 92. f£. D?. 
Empusa tybris, Walk. Cat. iii. p. 645; Butl. Journ. Linn. Soc., Zool. xii. p. 424. 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba 800 to 1500 feet (Champion).—Gutana, Surinam !, 
Two examples of this species were sent, both of which agree well with Cramer’s figure. 
