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Genus PHYSULA Guenee. 



Physula Guenee, Delt. et Pyral., 1854, p. 8G. 



Metacinia Schaus, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, vol. 11, 1913, p. IS. (Type, M. 

 limonalis Schaus. ) 



Male. — Palpi upcurved, reaching well above head; second joint 

 well fringed above; third joint half the length of second with a few 

 long scales. Antennae pubescent, ciliatc. Body slender. Legs 

 smooth; fore tibi?e with process and tuft of long flocculent hairs. 

 Fore wings: Apex acute; outer margin rounded; vein 3 close to 

 lower angle; 4 and 5 from lower angle; 6 below upper angle; 7 from 

 upper angle; 8, 9, 10 stalked from upper angle; 11 free. Hind 

 wings: Veins 3 and 4 and 6 and 7 shortly stalked; 5 above lower 

 angle. 



Type of genus. — PJiysula migralis Guenee, = Hypena sahbasalis 

 Walker.^ 



This genus also contains the following species : 



Physula ancliisa (Neolierminia'^) Druce, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Het., 

 vol. 1, 1891, p. 473, pi. 39, fig. 10. 



Physula margotalis {Bleytina) Schaus, Proc. U. S. Nat. Mus., 1906, 

 vol. 30, p. 122. 



Physula rona (Megachijta) Schaus, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 8, 

 vol. 9, 1912, p. 211. 



PHYSULA ALBIPUNCTILLA, new species. 



Male. — Head, collar, thorax, and fore wings brown, tinged with 

 olive. Abdomen dark gray brown. Fore wings: Lines very faintly 

 darker and indistinct; an antemedial, a medial, angled at reniform, 

 and a wavy postmedial line ; orbicular and reniform as white points ; 

 a subterminal vertical line, very slightly irregular, white or gray 

 suffusing with terminal space which is also white or gray. Hind 

 wings duller, grayer, with the subterminal white line from vein 2 to 

 vein 5. Hind wings below whitish gray irrorated with brown on 

 costa and termen; a dark discal spot, postmedial, and outer lines. 



Expanse. — 24 mm. 



Habitat. — Baracoa, Cuba. 



Type.—Cnt. No. 19732, U.S.N.M. 



Differs from M. limonalis Schaus, by its smaller size, white orbic- 

 ular and different markings below. 



PHYSULA ARISTINA, new species. 



Male. — Body and wings dull dark brown. Fore wings faintly 

 tinged with lilacine; the costa and termen slightly darker shaded; 

 lines fine, brighter brown; antemedial slightly outbent on costa, 



1 Cat. Brit. Mus., vol. 19, 1.S59, p. 84-1. 



