272 HETEROCERA. 
Group EPISEMIDES. 
HELIOPHOBUS. 
Heliophobus, Boisduval, Europ. Lep. Ind. Meth. p. 69 (1829) ; Walker, Cat. ix. p. 203. 
The species placed in Heliophobus by Guénée and Walker are all European except 
one, the latter being from North America. 
The single representative of the genus received by us from Central America closely 
resembles the European /. hispida in form, but differs from it entirely in colour. 
1. Heliophobus hipparis, sp.n. (Tab. XXVI. fig. 19.) 
Primaries pale greyish-mouse-colour, with a dark-coloured spot at the end of the cell, two faint spots nearer 
the base, a dark brown spot close to the base on the inner margin, a waved narrow whitish line crossing 
the wing beyond the middle from the costal margin to the inner margin, and a submarginal dark brown 
line extending from near the apex to the anal angle, the fringe light and dark mouse-colour ; secondaries 
uniform pale greyish-brown, the fringe considerably paler in colour; the underside uniform greyish- 
white, with a very distinct dark brown spot at the end of the cell on both wings: head, thorax, abdomen, 
legs, and antenne pale mouse-colour; the antennw deeply pectinated in the male, simple in the female. 
Expanse 1,3, inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Milpas in Durango 5900 feet (Forrer), Mexico city (F. D. G., Hoge), 
Jalapa (Hoge). 
This species varies very considerably in size. The specimens from the city of 
Mexico are much larger and more darkly marked than those from Durango, but in 
other respects they are similar. 
Group APAMIDES. 
MAMESTRA. 
Mamesira, Ochsenheimer, Schmett. Europ. iv. p. 76 (1816). 
The species of this genus are very widely distributed over all parts of the globe. 
Four are known to us from Central America. 
1. Mamestra configurata. (Tab. XXVI. fig. 20.) 
Mamestra configurata, Walk. Cat. ix. p. 284’. 
Hab. Mexico}, near the city (Hége). 
Our specimen agrees perfectly with Walker’s type in the British Museum. 
2. Mamestra inducta. 
Mamestra inducta, Walk. Cat. ix. p. 236°. 
Hab. Mexico, Patzcuaro, Mexico city (Ff. D. G.), Jalapa (Hoge, M. Trujillo); Guats- 
MALA, Totonicapam 8500 to 10,500 feet (Champion); Costa Rica, Volcan de Irazu 
6000 to 7000 feet (Rogers).—VENEZUELA 1. 
This insect is common in Mexico, but it appears to become very scarce in Guatemala 
and further south. It closely resembles M. brassicw, an abundant species in Europe, 
and also found in Japan. 
