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2. Prenesta scyllalis. 
Botys scyllalis, Walk. Cat. xviii. p. 566°. 
Prenesta scyllalis, Warr. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1889, p. 281”. 
Prenesta scyllals, var. castanealis, Warr. loc. cit. p. 282°. 
Botys delicatalis, Leder. Wien. ent. Monats. vii. pp. 376, 473, t. 11. fig. 10°. 
Prenesta fabialis, Snell. Tijdschr. voor Ent. xviii. p. 220, t. 12. figg. 15, 16°. 
Hab. Mexico!; Guatemata, Teleman in Vera Paz (Champion); Honpuras, Ruatan I. 
(Gaumer); Costa Rica, Candelaria Mts. (Underwood); Panama, Chiriqui (Zrétsch. in 
mus. Staudinger), Obispo (Salvin, in mus. D.).—CotomBia, Rio Magdalena®; Ecuapor ; 
Amazons? 3; Brazit 4. 
I have seen five specimens only of this species from Central America. From 
Tropical South America I have in my own collection a considerable number of 
examples, which vary in colour from pale yellow to dark reddish-yellow. One 
specimen from Rio Janeiro is very similar to those from Panama. 
ASTURA. 
Astura, Guenée, Sp. gén. des Lép. viii. p. 318 (1854). 
This genus may be readily distinguished from its allies by the very long antenne in 
both sexes. 
1, Astura elevata. 
Phalena elevata, Fabr. Ent. Syst. iii. 2, p. 216°. 
Astura elevalis, Guen. Sp. gén. des Lép. viii. p. 319, Delt. et Pyral. t. 10. fig. 3°; Walk. Cat. xviii. 
p. 548°; Druce, P. Z. 8. 1884, p. 325 *. 
Botys elevata, Leder. Wien, ent. Monats. vii. p. 375°. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (M. Trujillo, Hoge), Coatepec (Schaus); GuaTEMALA, Panima in 
Vera Paz, Cerro Zunil 4000 feet, Zapote (Champion); Costa Rica, Volcan de Irazu 
6000 to 7000 feet (Rogers); Panama, Chiriqui (Ride), Volcan de Chiriqui 4000 to 
5000 feet (Champion).—Sovth Americal, Cayenne? 35, Pard?, HKga*, Brazil?; 
ANTILLES, Dominica ¢. 
This beautiful species is widely distributed in our region, but I have not seen it from 
South America. 
2. Astura fimbriauralis. 
‘Astura fimbriauralis, Guen. Sp. gén. des Lép. viii. p. 319"; Walk. Cat. xviii. p. 548°; Leder. Wien. 
ent. Monats. vii. p. 396, t. 12. fig. 16°. . 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (MV. Trujillo), Cordova, (Riimelt), Atoyac in Vera Cruz (H. H. 
Smith); Guaremata, Panima in Vera Paz, Cerro Zunil 4000 feet, Zapote (Champion) ; 
Costs Rica, Volcan de Irazu 6000 to 7000 feet (Rogers), Candelaria Mts. (Underwood) ; 
