EPIZEUXIS.—MEGATOMIS. 467 
We have a good series of specimens of this species from Mexico, captured by 
Mr, Herbert Smith between the months of January and April 1888. One example 
only from Panama. 
MEGATOMIS. 
Megatomis, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 342 (1816); Walker, Cat. xvi. p. 142, & xxxiv. 
p- 1165. 
Homogramma, Guenée, Sp. gén. des Lép. vill. p. 88 (1854). 
Palpi of the male curved over the head and thorax, the second joint very long. 
Walker in his Catalogue includes twelve species in this genus, and others have since 
been described by Felder and Rogenhofer. Four are now added from Central America, 
all of which appear to be undescribed. 
1. Megatomis anna, sp.n. (Tab. XX XVIII. figg. 21, 21 a, 3; 22, 2.) 
Male. Primaries pale fawn-colour, thickly irrorated with dark brown scales, a small yellowish streak near the 
apex and a dark brown spot at the end of the cell, the outer margin edged with a row of small black 
points, the fringe pale fawn-colour; secondaries a little darker in colour than the primaries, with a faint 
submarginal line extending from near the apex to the anal angle, the marginal line black, the fringe 
pale fawn-colour: head, thorax, and abdomen fawn-colour, rather darker than the wings, the legs and 
antenne brown; the palpi fawn-colour, the hairs on the third joint very pale. The female very 
similar to the male, but with much finer antenne, and shorter and more slender palpi. Expanse, $13, 
@ 1 inch. 
Hab. Panama, Chiriqui (Ribbe, in mus. Staudinger). 
Three specimens. The description and figure of the male are taken from an 
example in our own collection, that of the female from one in Dr. Staudinger’s 
collection. 
2. Megatomis lysizona, sp.n. (Tab. XXXVIII. figg. 23, 23 a, 3; 24, 2 .) 
Male. Primaries and secondaries dark brown, crossed about the middle by a yellowish-white line; the 
primaries edged along the costal margin from the base to the apex with pale brown, with two short 
white streaks and a small black dot close to the apex, and a rather longer white streak on the outer 
margin just below it; the fringe of both wings dark brown; the underside fawn-colour, shading to 
darker brown towards the outer margin, both wings with a submarginal very fine waved line extending 
from the apex to the anal angle, the primaries crossed beyond the middle by one, the secondaries by 
two dark brown lines: head, thorax, and abdomen dark brown, on the underside considerably paler in 
colour; the legs, antenne, and palpi dark brown, the third joint of the latter tufted with whitish hairs. 
The female very similar to the male, but with the line crossing the wings much narrower, the palpi 
shorter and very slender, and the antenne very fine. Expanse, ¢ 1,3, 2 1;'p inch. 
Hab. Muxico, Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith); Panama, Chiriqui (£2bde, in mus. 
Staudinger). 
Two males of this species were captured by Mr. Herbert Smith at Teapa, one in 
February and one in April 1888, The description and figures are taken from a ‘pair 
in Dr. Staudinger’s collection. 
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