HETEROCAMPA.—SYMMERISTA. 239 
specimen from the Volcan de Chiriqui is much paler in colour, but in all other 
respects identical with the type. 
SYMMERISTA. 
Symmerista, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 248 (1816) ; Butler, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. 5th ser. 
ii, p.. 179 (1878). | 
In our country this genus is represented by four species, all of which appear to be 
very rare. Symmerista is not retained by Walker; the two described species I refer to 
it were placed by him in the Noctuide, but they seem to me to agree far better with 
the Notodontide. 
1. Symmerista politia. 
Phalena Noctua politia, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. p. 41, t. 309. f. F’. 
Symmerista politia, Hiibn. Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 248. 
Polia (?) politia, Walk. Cat. xi. p. 5207. 
Hab. Guatemata, Purula (Champion); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Arcé, mus. D.). 
—GuUvIANA, Surinam ! 2, 
The Guatemalan example before me agrees well with Cramer’s figure of this species ; 
the specimen from the State of Panama is considerably smaller and paler in colour, 
but in other respects identical. 
2. Symmerista pinna, sp.n. (Tab. XXV. fig. 9.) 
Primaries pale fawn-colour, broadly darker brown along the costal margin, a wide streak from the end of 
the cell to the outer margin, with three indistinct waved lines crossing from the costal margin to the inner 
margin, and a marginal row of lunular-shaped marks, yellowish-brown ; secondaries uniform blackish- 
brown, with the fringe whitish,; underside of the primaries dark brown, pale cream-colour at the apex 
and along the outer margin to the anal angle, and then along the inner margin up to the base, a 
marginal row of black dots from the apex to the anal angle: head and thorax pale greyish fawn-colour ; 
abdomen dusky above, with a central black line from the base to the anus; the underside of the thorax 
and abdomen pale brownish fawn-colour; legs and palpi brown; (antenne wanting). Expanse 2 inches. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Champion). 
One specimen only. 
3. Symmerista distinguenda. 
Acronycta distinguenda, Walk. Cat. ix. p. 63’. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui (Ridde, in mus. Staudinger).—ANTILLES, Santo 
Domingo }. 
The specimen in Dr. Staudinger’s collection is identical with Walker’s type. It is 
the only one I have seen from our country. 
