S02 AUG. R. GROTE. 



even, perpendicular, broad. The transverse posterior narrow superiorly, ex- 

 erted slightly beyond the disc where it is slightly medially notched, more 

 broadly marked below the s. m. nervure, even. Subterminal line very broadly 

 black, the s. t. space deepening in color to the line, followed by a very pale 

 shade (as are the first two lines), even, a little inwardly arcuate, arising on 

 costa before apex and reaching internal margin within the angle. Terminally 

 the wing is darker, more brownish. Hind wings a little paler, crossed by two 

 ill-defined darker shade bands. On primaries a relatively large rounded black 

 discal spot in the place of the reniform. Beneath pale with double common 

 lines, the subterminal marked towards costa on both wings, and discal dots. 

 Body parts rather pale. Expanse 22 mil. Length of body 10 m. m. 

 Habitat. — Texas (Belfrage leg. 27th April). 



PIIALAEXOSTOLA, Grote. 



A geometriform genus with long ample wings and linear slight body 

 parts, very long labial palpi, frail in appearance. Primaries twice as 

 long as wide, depressed towards the apices, 12-veined ; cell open ; 2 

 out of s. m. nervure at about outer third; 3, 4, 5 near together, 3 

 about twice further from 4 than 4 from 5, the latter not independent; 

 a narrow accessory cell from the lower angle of which 6 is thrown off 

 to external margin ; 7, 8, 9 near together at base from outer end of 

 accessory cell; 8 from apex of cell to costa just before the real tip; 9 

 out of 8 to costa a rather long furcation ; costal nervules somewhat 

 depressed , hind wings 8-veined ; 5 removed at base from 3 and 4 

 (which are thrown off together) but not independent, joined to the 

 nervure by a weak cross-vein. Head very small, ocelli apparently 

 wanting. Antennae rather short, in the male serrate or shortly pecti- 

 nate, ciliate, slightly swelled at the base, the serratures diminishing 

 towards base and tips ; in the female simple. Eyes large. Labial 

 palpi long, directed obliquely forwards, divaricate, loosely scaled, third 

 joint perhaps a little less than half the length of second. Legs slight, 

 closely scaled, hind tibiae with double pairs of spurs. The ornamenta- 

 tion is not unlike Philometra, geometer-like ; the wings are diffusely 

 shaded and show the usual narrow transverse lines. The abdomen is 

 linear, fully as long as the anal angle of secondaries, not broader than 

 the narrow, short thorax, untufted ; slender, long and pointed in the 

 male, a little shorter and heavier in the female. 



PhalaeilOStola larentioides, Grote.— % 9.— Dark smoky-brown, in 

 fresh specimens with a faint olivaceous tinge and light purplish reflection. 

 The wings have a broad mesial deeper shade on the median space obscuring 

 the annulate reniform and a similar deep shade precedes the irregular subter- 

 terminal line. T. a. and t. p. lines dark and narrow, a little irregular, the t. p. 



