1865.] 247 



sent under the number 573. Exp. ■£ , 1.20 inch. Length of body, 

 .40 inch. 



Jfabitaf.—Cuha, (Poey.) Coll. Ent. Soc. Philad. 



Ulosata cretata Grote, from Louisiana, evidently occupies an inter- 

 mediate position between Euproct!s and Lacjoa. It resembles the 

 former genus in the squammation and in the silky whiteness of the 

 wings, while the antennal structure allies it closely with Lagoa crispata, 

 Packard. The scales so closely hide the wings of these species, that 

 neurational characters are impossibly to be observed without the de- 

 struction of the specimens. 



Sub-Family, PSYCHID.E. 



(ECETICUS, Guilding. 

 (Eceticus Poeyi. 



Oiketicus Poeyi, Lucas, (Auth. Poey.) 



I have not seen Lucas' work, in which this species is described. 

 Judging from the figure of the male (E. Kirbii, Guilding, given in 

 Griffith & Pidgeon's " Cuvier," Vol. 2, p. G79, Plate 132, fig. 1, % , 

 the male of (E. Por)/ i differs by its smaller size, and in that the anterior 

 wings are more produced apically, the external margin more oblique, 

 while the posterior wings are greatly excavate on external margin. Dr. 

 Herrich-SchaelFer figures CE. fuJijerator from Brazil, in the " Lep. 

 n. a. m. cog.," and this figure nearly agrees with the Cuban specimens, 

 and may be the .same species. However, it appears to repre.>ent a larger 

 insect, with longer abdomen 5 there is a basal dash above internal mar- 

 gin on the primaries which is well defined; this is absent in (E. Poci/i, 

 in which the base of anterior wings at this place has merely a difi"use 

 darker shade. I have not sufficient material to judge from, and cannot 

 say whether all these species are identical or not, while I incline to be- 

 lieve them distinct. Certainly if ffi". i^wyt is distinct from (E. Kh-bii, 

 the species figured by Dr. Herrich-Schoeffer is also distinct from Guild- 

 ing's species as figured in Griff. & Pidg. work above cited. 



Dark brown ; the discal field of the primaries largely shaded with very 

 dark brown. A vitreous irregular transverse bar, beyond the discal cell. 

 Secondaries darker than primaries; external margin greatly concave. 



The shell of the remarkable female of this species accompanies the 

 specimen. Alcoholic material of the latter would be needed, in' order 

 to study its peculiar structure. Exp. S , 1.40 inch. Length of body, 

 .80 inch. 



Jlablfaf.—C^iha, (Poey.) Coll. Ent. Soc. Philad. 



Number 175, Foei/'s MSS. Catalogue. 



