366 NOVITATES ZOOLOGICAE XXV. 1918. 



SOME SMALL FAMILIES OF THE LEPIDOPTEBA WHICH ARE 

 NOT INCLUDED IN THE KEY TO THE FAMILIES IN THE 

 CATALOGUE OF LEPIDOPTERA PHALAENAE, A LIST OF 

 THE FAMILIES AND SUBFAMILIES OF THE LEPIDOPTERA 

 WITH THEIR TYPES AND A KEY TO THE FAMILIES. 



By SIR GEORGE F. HAMPSON, Bart., F.Z.S., Etc. 



* Not in Brit. Mus, ; f type examined. 



FAMILY EUCOCYTIADAE. 



Cocytianae Roths., Lep. Snow Mis., N. Guinea, p. 57 (1915). 



Differs from the CalUmorphidae in having the antennae dilated towards 

 extremity and the eyes hairy. 



Callimorpha Latr. 1809, type hem, is the oldest genus in the latter ia,m)ly , 

 and Hypsa Hiibn. 1827 is a section of Asota Hiibn. which has priority. 



Palpi with the 3rd joint very long and dilated at extremity ; 

 antennae with the dilation ending in a pointed hook ; 

 wings with the cell very short, the forewuig with veins 

 7, 8, 9 stalked, 10 from cell Rhoptrophalaena 



Palpi with the 3rd joint very short and thickly scaled ; an- 

 tennae with the dilation not ending in a pointed hook ; 

 wings with the cell long, the forewing with vein 9 from 

 10 anastomosing with S to form the aureole . . Eucocytia 



Genus Rhoptrophalaena n.n. 



Cocytia Boisd., Mon. Zyg. p. 24 (1829), type durvilU, nee Cocytius Hiibn., Verz. p. 140 (1827). 



(1) * Rhoptrophalaena aurantiaca. 



Cocytia durvillei, aurantiaca Roths., Nov. Zool. iv. p. 509 (1897). 

 Timor Xaut. 



(2) Rhoptrophalaena durvilli. 



Cocytia durviUii Boisd., Mon. Zyrj. p. 22. pi. 1. f. 1 (1S29). 



■)■ Cocytia veiichii But!., Trans. Ent. Soc. 1884. p. 352 (ab.) ; Waterh. Aid. ii. pi. 45. f 1. 



Batchian, IT. Guinea, Sei Is,, Lonisiade Is., Ifew Hebrides. 



(3) Rhoptrophalaena clilorosoma. 



t CoC'/lia cUorosoma Bull., A.M.N.H. (4) xv. p. 144 (1875). 

 Cocytia ribbaei Druce, Ent. Mo. Mag. xxi. p, 156 (1884). 



m. Ouiiiea, Aru Is., Kei Is. 



