A. 11. G rote's Notes on the Zygsenidx of Cuba. 3()3 



URANOPHORA, Httbner. 



Uranophora chalybea. 



Uranophora chalybea. HQbner, Zufcr. 3tes Hund. p. 14. No. 220, figs. 4:59— 440. 



(1825). 

 Apistosia? terminalis. Walker. C. B. M. Lep. Het. Pt. 2, p. 478. (1854). 

 Charidea chalybea, Herrich-Schaeffer, Corr. Bl. Reg. No. 8, j>. 116. (August, 

 (1866). 

 lliibner gives "Cuba," as the habitat of his specimen. The figures 

 of the species in the " Zutnege," seem too highly colored when com- 

 pared with the specimens sent by Prof. Poey, while agreeing in the 

 main with the representation of Iliibner's species, as well as with Mr. 

 Walker's description above cited. 



Habitat.— Cuba. (Poey). Coll- Put. Soc. Phil. 

 Number 319, Poey's MS. Catalog ac 



CTENUCHIDIA, Grote. 

 Ctenuchidia virgo. 



Ctenucha? virgo, Herrich-Schaeffer, Lep. Ex. p. 74, fig. 301. (1850—1858). 

 Mevania .' subcyanea, Walker, C. B. M. Lep. Het. Pt. 2, p. 44:5. (1854). 

 Ctenuchidia virgo, Grote, Notes Bomhyc. Cuba, p. 1. (huj. scrip. Dec, 1S65). 

 Ctenuchidia virgo, Herrich-Schaeffer, Cor. Bl. Reg. No. 9, p. 132. (September, 

 1 866). 

 This genus is beautifully illustrative of the affinities of the spotted 

 Pericopid genera with Apistosia, Ctenucha and Uranophora. Mr. 

 Walker's description, above cited, appears to belong here, and is so re- 

 ferred by Dr. Herrich-Schaeffer. C. virgo, however, cannot be refer- 

 red, I should think, as congenerical with Mevania quadricolor, Walk.) 

 while Mr. Walker, after doubtfully referring his species to Mevania, 

 adds: "this species may form a new genus." If distinct from C. vir- 

 go, Mr. Walker's species may be known as Ctenuchidia subcyanea j 

 and this name might obtain for the present species in the case Mr. 

 Walker's specific Dame prove earlier than Herrich-Schaeffer's, for, al- 

 though I believe it to be later, I have no means of critically pronounc- 

 ing upon the matter from the data furnished by the work of the latter 

 author. 



Habitat.— Cuba, (Poey). Coll. Ent, Soc. Phil. 

 Number 154, Poey's MS. Catatoguc. 



COMPOSIA. Hiibuer. 

 Composia fidelissima. 



Composia Jidclissima, Ilerrick-SchaefTer, Cor. Bl. Reg. No. 9, p. 132. (Septem- 

 ber, 1866). 



I have examined several specimens of this interesting and beautiful 

 species which is regarded by Dr. Herrich-Schaeffer (1. c.) as undoubt- 

 edly congeneric with C. credula. Hiibner, the latter a species which I 



