226" J. B. SMITH. 



allied however to be separated, and with this reference of its type Ly- 

 granthoecia also swells the list of synonyms of this genus. 



The armature of the anterior tibia in all the species I place in this 

 genus consists of claws, ranged very nearly in the same manner, but 

 with some few differences in the groups, and in fact between each spe- 

 cies; there is also a slight difference in the form of primaries, but so 

 gradually running into each -other that not even subdivisions of the 

 genus could be based on them ; the venation seems not to vary from 

 Heliothis to any appreciable extent. 



I separate the species as follows : 



Infra clypeal plate produced. 



Primaries silvery white, with base, outer margin and a narrow median band 



clay yellow Chrysellus. 



Primaries as before, without the median clay yellow band, and much wider 



marginal band II ill > I in. 



Clypeus entirely unmodified. 



Primaries silvery white with clay yellow base outer margin and wide median 



band Aleucis. 



Primaries silvery, with base and outer margin pale olive Cuinatilis. 



$. Anterior tibia with a strong inner and three shorter outer claws. 



Primaries brownish yellow, sometimes tending to olivaceous, with three whit- 

 ish, almost parallel, oblique lines I 'ri fascia. 



Primaries more luteous, white lines narrower, more curved, and not parallel, 



Gracileiita. 



Primaries whitish, with a subbasal, median and marginal reddish yellow band, 

 in the latter a subterminal white line; reniform obsoletely indicated, 



Velaris. 



Primaries whitish, with subbasal and median luteous shade, the latter crossed at 

 outer third by a transverse white line; reniform distinct black. .Obliqua. 



Primaries smoky brown, with a paler median shade, bounded by white lines ; 

 a subterminal faint white line. Bi fascia. 



Primaries white, with subbasal, median and subterminal olivaceous yellow 

 shades, a distinct black punctiform orbicular, and a large, distinct black 

 reniform '. \ iiiidiuu. 



Primaries yellowish white, with a subbasal and subterminal dark shade, 

 bounded by white lines; the subterminal shade usually interrupted near 

 costa by the angulations of the white lines; secondaries with dusky mar- 

 gin in which is an elongate white spot, and with a distinct dusky discal 

 spot Separata. 



Secondaries yellow, with black margin and black discal spot Lynx. 



Secondaries smoky brown, or reddish ; primaries of a " saturate" reddish brown, 

 with median space bounded by narrow crenulated lines Saturata. 



Secondaries black, with a yellow fascia almost divided by a large black discal 



spot Sordidus. 



$$. Anterior tibia with a single inner, and, at least, four shorter outer claws or 

 strong spines. 



Secondaries white or whitish. 



Form comparatively slight, wings large. 



