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Genus XXVI. Leptactea gen. nov. 



Differs from Brachyglene in the longer abdomen, narrower wings, long cells, 

 and more or less biangulate discocellulars, R' thus arising appreciably nearer to 

 R' than to R'. Antennal pectinations in o short, in ? (unknown) probably 

 w-anting. (Type minuta Druce.) 



A link towards Josia, which, however, has DC of the forewLng short or 

 wanting. 



1. minuta Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1885. p. 526 {Actea) (Ecuador). 



Genus XXVII. Actea. 



Actea Walk., List Lep. Ins. ii. 307 (1854) (type monilis Hb.). 



Alitmdaemon Butl., Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1878. p. 60 (type velulinum Bull.). 



Face rough. Palpus with second joint rather long, with long-projecting 

 liau- beneath, third joint moderate. Antenna in o pectinate, in $ almost simple, 

 thickened. Pectus somewhat hah-y. Femora not or scarcely hairy. Abdomen 

 long, more or less robust. Wings elongate. 



Forewing with cell over one-half, DC moderate to longish, oblique, DC*'' 



rather oblique, curved; SC'''^ stalked, R* about central, M' stalked. 



Hindioing with cell well over one-half, DC oblique ; C rather far from SC (except 

 quite near base), R' about central, M' stalked. 



1. pseudena Bdv., Lep. Guat. p. 94 (1870) (Retila) (Honduras). 



= dorsispilota Warr., Nov. Zool. xii. 313 (1905) (Ephiallias) (Colombia). 

 Mexico to Colombia. 



2. velutinum Butl., Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond. 1878. p. 60, pi. 3. fig. 1 {Mitra- 

 daemon) (Amazons). 



Also from Carabaya in coll. Tring Mus. 



3. monilis Hb., Samml. Exot. Schmett. i. pi. [183] (1806-18) (Hypocriia). 

 Known from Ecuador and the Ucayali down to Para. 



4. choba Druce, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) iii. 297 (1899) (Myonia) (Amazons). 



Genus XXVIII. Josia. 



Josialih., Yen. hek. Schmett. p. 176 (1822 ?) (typeligula Hb., Walk, rostr., List Lep. Ins. ii. 289-93, 



Kirby sel.. Cat. Lep. Ilet. i. 406). 

 Ephinltias Hb., Yerz. hek. Schmett. p. 170 (1822 ?) (typo ahrupta Hb., Walk, restr.. List Lep. Ins. 



ii. 302-5, Butl. sel., Tr. Ent. Soc. Land. 1878. p. 59). 

 Phalcidon Walk., List Lep. Ins. ii. 301 (1854) (type integra Walk.). 



Phintia Walk., List Lep. Ins. ii. 306 (1854) (type podarce Walk., Kirby sel.. Cat. Lep. Het. i. 403). 

 Lyces Walk., List Lep. Ins. ii. 366 (1854) (type angulosa Walk., Kirby .sel., Cat. Lep. Het. i. 400). 

 Phalcidona Walk., List Lep. Ins. xxxi. 135 (1864) (vice Phalcidon). 

 Retila Bdv., Lep. Guat. p. 94 (1870) (type ahrupta Hb.). 

 Erilyces Warr., Nov. Zool. ii. 85 (1895) (type flavissima Walk.). 



Differs from Actea in the smoother face, appressed-scaled palpus, and in 

 having DC of forewing short or wanting (but the striata group has more of the 

 cliaracters of Actea). I cannot separate the above-cited " genera." Possibly, 

 however, some of the familiar names may be retained as groups within the 

 genus, partly distinguished by facies, partly by slight structural characters. 

 Section I (Ephialtias = Retila) approaches the preceding genus in buUd and 



