PLATYTES.—ARGYRIA. 293 
to 7000 feet (ogers); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet (Champion).— 
CotomBia, Honda’. 
8. Platytes endochalybella. (Tab. LXIV. fig. 21.) 
Platytes endochalybella, Hamps. P. Z. 8. 1895, p. 947 °*. 
Hab. Mexico, Presidio (Forrer).—Soutn America, Castro Parana !. 
One specimen, which we figure. 
ARGYRIA. 
Argyria, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 372 (1816). 
Urola, Walker, Cat. xxvii. p. 181 (1868). 
Catharylla, Zeller, Chilonid. et Crambid. p. 50 (1863). 
Argyria is placed as a synonym of Platytes by Mr. Hampson, but with this I do not 
agree. It differs from that genus in the form of the palpi, these organs being small 
and short in Argyria, and long in Platytes. 
1. Argyria nivalis. 
Phalena Pyralis nivalis, Drury, Ill. Exot. Ins, ii. p. 25, t. 14. fig. 4°. 
Hydrocampa (?) nivalis, Westw. ed. Drury, Ill. Exot. Ins. ii. p. 28, t. 14. fig. 4”. 
Argyria nivalis, Fernald, N. Amer. Ent. i. pp. 100-102 (1880) *. 
Margarodes quadristigmalis, Guen. Sp. gén. des Lép. viii. p. 304 (1854) *. 
Margaronia quadristigmalis, Walk. Cat. xvili. p. 519°; xix. p. 976°. 
Geometra argentata, Emmons, Nat. Hist. New York, Agric. v. t. 40. fig. 2 (1854)". 
Argyria argentata, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. 11. p. 166°. 
Catharylla nummulalis, Zell. Chilonid. et Crambid. p. 50 (1863)° (nec Hubn.). 
Urola microchrysella, Walk. Cat. xxvii. p. 181 (1863) "°. 
Hab. Norta America ® 4 57 8 10. New England ! 2, Pennsylvania 9, Georgia 1°, Ohio °, 
Illinois 9—Mexico, Presidio (Forrer) Hlonpunas (Dyson 10); Costa Rica, Volean de 
Irazu 6000 feet ( 
A rare species in our region, whence we have received two specimens only. 
2, Argyria nummulalis. 
Argyria nummulalis, Hiibn. Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 872'; Zutr. Samml. exot. Schmett. i. p. 30, 
figg. 185, 1867; Walk. Cat. xxx. p. 977°; Fernald, N. Amer. Ent. 1. p. 102 (1880) *. 
Catharylla fuscipes, Zell. Chilonid. et Crambid. p. 51 (1863)*°; Walk. Cat. xxx. p. 977°. 
Urola subenescens, Walk. Cat. xxvii. p. 182°. 
Hab. Norta America4, Pennsylvania®, Ohio®, Illinois® °, Florida? _—GuATEMALA, 
Lanquin in Vera Paz (Champion). 
One specimen. The locality for Urola subenescens was unknown to Walker ’. 
* The references to Mr. Hampson’s paper are taken from an advance copy of part + of the ‘ Proceedings of 
the Zoological Society’ for 1895. 
