TIRACOLA.—DRYOBOTA. 287 
Agrotis plagifera, Walk. Cat. xi. p. 741‘. 
Agrotis spectabilis, Walk. Cat. xxxii. p. 704°. 
Tiracola spectabilis, Moore, P. Z.S. 1881, p. 352°. 
Hab. Mexico, Coatepec (Brooks), Cuesta de Misantla (M. Trujillo)—Inp1a, South 
India and Darjeeling 23; Czyton!?234; Augsrratia®, Moreton Bay °. 
After careful comparison of the types of these so-called species I am unable to 
separate them as distinct, or to detect any difference between them and examples from 
Mexico. ‘The species varies considerably: one of our specimens from Mexico agrees 
perfectly with one from Ceylon in the National Museum ; another Mexican example is 
almost identical with others from Australia in my own collection. 
LYCOPHOTIA. 
Lycophotia, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 215 (1816); Walker, Cat. x. p. 355. 
Four species were included in this genus by Walker, two from Europe, and two from 
Tropical South America. One of the latter extends northwards to Mexico; this, as 
stated by Walker, is doubtfully congeneric with the others. 
1. Lycophotia (?) grandimacula. 
Agrotis grandimacula, Guén. Sp. gén. des Lép. v. p. 296, t. 5. f. 5+; Walk. Cat. x. p. 357”. 
Lycophotia (?) grandimacula, Walk. Cat. x. p. 357 °. 
Hadena basicarnea, Walk. Cat. xi. p. 587 *. 
? Calymnia cirrus, Feld. & Rogenh. Reise der Novara, Lep. t. 109. f. 5, Erkl. der Taf. 109’. 
Hab. Mexico, Coatepec (Brooks); GuatemMata, Volcan de Atitlan 2500 to 3500 feet 
(Champion); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet (Champion).— VENEZUELA ‘* ®; 
Ecuapor; Braziu! 2 3, 
Our specimens agree well with Guénée’s figure, except as regards the palpi, which 
appear to be incorrectly drawn. Calymnia cirrus is probably the same species, but it 
has the secondaries whiter and the bands of the primaries more distinct. 
DRYOBOTA. 
Dryobota, Lederer, Noct. Europ. p. 100 (1857). 
In Staudinger’s Catalogue of the European Lepidoptera five species are included in 
this genus; one inhabits Central and South America. 
1. Dryobota agnata. 
Dryobota agnata, Feld. & Rogenh. Reise der Novara, Lep. t. 109. f. 4, Erkl. der Taf. 109°. 
Hab. Guatemaua, Totonicapam 89500 to 10,500 feet, Cerro Zunil 4000 to 5000 feet 
(Champion) ; Costa Rica, Volcan de Irazu 6000 to 7000 feet (Rogers); Panama, Volcan 
de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet (Champion).—Braziu '. 
