VESPOLA.—PANULA. 353 
Hab. Panama, Bugaba (Champion), Chiriqui (Ribbe, in mus. Staudinger).—CoLomBta, 
Bogota 1, 
The type of this beautiful species is now in my own collection. 
STICTOPTERA. 
Stictoptera, Guénée, Sp. gén. des Lép. vii. p. 51 (1852) ; Walker, Cat. xiii. p. 1180; Grote, List 
of North-American Moths, p. 39 (1882). 
Walker included nine species in this genus, six from Tropical South America or 
the Antilles and three from India or Java; and Grote has since described one from 
North America. The species closely resemble some of the Pyralide. Mr. Butler 
(Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1879, p. 46) sinks 8. phryganoides, Walk., and Nagara (?) 
steirialis, Walk., as synonymous with S. swbauwrata, Walk.; all three are from the 
Amazons. 
One species only is known to me from Central America. 
1. Stictoptera fenestra. 
Stictoptera fenestra, Guén. Sp. gén. des Lép. vii. p.53, Noct. t. 14. f. 121; Walk. Cat. xiii. p. 1132”. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 6000 feet (Champion).—Braziu 2. 
Our specimens agree with Guénée’s figure, except that they have the head and front 
of the thorax darker in colour. I think it quite probable that this insect will prove to 
be not distinct from S. clara (Cram.) when we have more specimens for comparison. 
Subfam. BOLININA. 
PANULA. 
Panula, Guénée, Sp. gén. des Lép. vii. p. 59 (1852); Walker, Cat. xiii. p. 1143; Grote, List of 
North-American Moths, p. 39 (1882). 
This genus is closely allied to Melipotis, from which it differs in having the primaries 
shorter and the secondaries more rounded. It contains two species from North America, 
one of which extends to the Antiiles and southwards to Honduras. 
1. Panula inconstans. 
Panula inconstans, Guén. Sp. gén. des Lép. vil. p.59'; Walk. Cat. xii. p.1144’, and xv. p. 1813°. 
Hab. Norra America } *,—Honpuras °.— ANTILLES 3, Jamaica 3, San Domingo 3, 
We have not received any specimens of this species, and those in the National 
Collection are the only ones we have seen. 
BIOL. CENTR.-AMER., Heter., Vol. I., January 1890. 2 yy 
