428 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXV. 1918. 



Genus XXXV. Polyptychia gen. nov. 



Polyplychia (Feld., Reise Novara, Lep. Het. tab. 104. fig. 7. Erkl. p. 8. indescr.) (type fasciculosa 

 Fekl.). 



Differs from Anticorenra in having tlie 9 antenna not pectinate, the palpus 

 less short, smoother, R' of forewing from middle of DC, M' stalked* ; from 

 Sagaris in that SC of forewing arises before SC and M' is much longer stalked ; 

 from both in the S secondary sexual characters. S hindfemur and hindtibia 

 with dense tufts of white hah". Hindwing in <J small, venation distorted, cell 

 very short, abdominal area folded, containing a strong tuft of light hair, a 

 second fan-lilie tuft of long, light hair on upperside arising near 25osterior 

 extremity of cell ; in § with DC biangulate, strongly produced posteriorly. 



1. jasciculosa fasciculosa Feld., Beise Novara, Le-p. Het. tab. 104. fig. 7 (1868) 

 (Bogota). 



Also from Venezuela. 



la. fasciculosa ceron Druce, Ami. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) iii. 295 (1899) {Thyrgis) 

 (E. Colombia). 



Also from the Ujiper Amazons. 



The following do not belong to this family : 



Brachyglene dispar Warr., Nov. Zool. xiv. 197 (1907) is an Arctiid. 



Cymopsis albipes Maassen in StiibeVs Reisen, p. 130 (1S90) is a PjTalid (1). 



Darna ^^'alk.. List Lep. Ins. xxxi. 181 (1864) is Aganaid (sens. lat.). 



Ephialtias superha Druce, Biol. Ventr. Emer., Lep. Het. ii. 405 (1897) is a 

 Syntomid (?). 



Ephialtias percurrens Warr., Nov. Zool. xii. 314 (1905) is an Arctiid. 



Ephialtias cordigcra Warr., Nov. Zool. xiv. 198 (1907) is a Syntomid. 



Episcea Warr., Nov. Zool. viii. 440 (1901) is Aganaid (sens. lat.). 



Erbessa calydon Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. Land. 1885. p. 534 is a Pyralid. 



Getta h/sia Druce, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) iii. 295 (1899) is a Syntomid. 



Josia erectislria Warr., Nov. Zool. xi. 17 (1904) is Aganaid (sens. lat.). 



Josia discrepans Warr., Nov. Zool. xvi. 70 (1909) isa PjTalid. 



Josiomorpha Druce, Biol. Centr. Amer., Lep. Het. i. 149 (1885) is Aganaid 

 (sens. lat.). 



Locha Walk., List Lep. Ins. ii. 335 (1854) is Geometrid. 



Lyces albiventris Walk., List Lep. Ins. vii. 1657 (1856) is a Geometrid. 



Monocreagra (?) chorax Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. Land. 1893. p. 295 is a Liparid. 



Monocreagra (?) chares Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1893. p. 295 is a 

 Liparid. 



Phanoplis lydia Druce, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (7) xix. 309 (1899) is a Syntomid. 



Polypoetes antedala Dogn., Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. xxxvii. 426 (1893) is a 

 Geometrid. 



Sagaris horae Druce, Biol. Centr. Amer., Lep. Het. i. 144 (1885) is an Aganaid 

 (sens. lat.). 



Scea orilochia Druce, Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1885. p. 525 is a Geometrid. 



Scea (?) puella Walk., List Lep. Ins. vii. 1647 (1856) is a Pyralid. 



Zunacetha angulifera Druce, Biol. Centr. Amer., Lep. Het. ii. 222 (1895) is 

 a Pyralid (?). 



• Barely stalked {almost connate) in Druce's type specimen of ceron, which is in this respec^ 

 almost a ■" sport." 



