194 HAUSTELLATA. LEl'TDOPTERA, 



Genus CCCXVII. — Hypercallia* mihi. 



Palpi very long, ascending, densely clothed with very short scales, the basal 

 joint short, second long, slender at the base, terminal vertical, about half the 

 length of the second, slender, acute; maxilla shorter than the palpi.^ 

 AntenncB rather long, slender, pubescent within in the males : head small, 

 with a pointed tuft between the antennae : eyes small : thorax subovate, 

 lineated, not crested : ivings entAre ; anterior elongate-triangular, the costa 

 not produced at the base, the hinder margin faintly truncate, with the 

 anterior angle acute and the posterior rounded ; the disc pale, with dark 

 (blood-red) reticulations ; posterior wings ample, slightly waved towards 

 the apex, which is obtusely angulated : body shortish, slender, sublinear, 

 obtuse at the apex, and with a small tuft. 



The very long, divaricating, recurved palpi of this genus, exclu- 

 sively of the peculiarity in the disposition of the colours — which are 

 light sulphur, reticulated with broad blood-red lines — sufficiently 

 indicate the distinctions of this genus from its allies : the genus has 

 been placed amongst the Pyralidse, and also amongst the Tineidae ; 

 but although perhaps the present may not be its true location, I 

 think it is too nearly allied to Phibalocera to warrant its distinct 

 separation therefrom : one species only is known, which appears to 

 be extremely local, frequenting chalky districts. 



Sp. 1. Christiernana. Plate 38.^. 2. — Alis anticis ciliisque saturate sulphur eis, 

 sanguineo perlepide reticulatis j posticisfuscis. (Exp. Alar. 7 — 9 lin.) 



Ph. To. Christiernana. Linne. — Hy. Christiernana. Steph. Caial. ii. 192. 

 No. 7154. 



Anterior wings and cilia bright sulphur, beautifully reticulated with blood- 

 red, the reticulations interrupted towards the inner margin : posterior wings 

 fuscous, with whitish cilia : head and thorax sulphuredus, the latter with 

 three blood-red lines. 



Slightly variable, some specimens being more completely reticulated than 

 others, and being of a brighter colour ; and some having the posterior wings 

 whitish. 



This conspicuously beautiful insect is extremely local, and may 

 from that circumstance be esteemed very rare, as even in its locality 

 it seldom occurs: in July 1819 I was fortunate enough to capture 

 two specimens at Darenth wood, the only locality I am aware of, 



"^irtp valde, (caXXoe pulchritudo. 



