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ton). It is very much like P. striata Linn. (Beclcwitlm Steph.), 

 but differs obviously by the anal appendages of the male ; a descrip- 

 tion of those parts is wanting to me. 



2. Ph. vestita ! 



Neuronia vestita Walk. ! Catal. 10, 10. 



Ferruginous ; antennae fuscous, thorax bivittated above with 

 fuscous, and clothed with fuscous hair; feet luteous, anterior femora, 

 apex of the tibiae and apex of the tarsal articles, fuscous ; apex of 

 the intermediate tibiae fuscous ; anterior wings narrow, rufo-fuscous 

 closely irrorated with fuscous, the disk paler ; posterior wings cine- 

 reous, the apex margined with fuscous. Female. 



Length to tip of wings 21 milliui. Alar expanse 38 millim. 



Hob. Georgia (Abbot). 



3. Ph. commixta. 



Neuronia commixta Walk.! Catal. 10, 11. 



Black, clothed with pale hair ; beneath, antennae and feet ferru- 

 ginous; anterior wings fuscous, with a large discoidal sub-hyaline 

 spot, and apical whitish points, veins fuscous, posterior wings sub- 

 cinereous, the apex and posterior margin fuscous. (From the de- 

 scription of Walker.) 



Length to tip of wings 14 millim. Alar expanse 26 millim. 



Hob. Georgia (Abbot). 



Allied to Ph. minor, Curtis, of Europe. 



2 Sub-Fam. LIMNOPHILIDES. 



Maxillary palpi of the males three, of the females five-jointed; 

 ocelli three ; anterior wings rather narrow, the apex obliquely 

 truncated or rounded. 



LIMNOPHILUS LEACH. 

 Spurs arranged 1, 3, 4 ; apex of the anterior wings truncated. 



Sub-Genus Colpotaulius KOLENATI. 



Posterior wings with the middle of the hind margin emargi- 

 nated. 



