46 SUPPLEMENT. 



pellucid. Length of the body 15 lines; expansion of the fore wings 

 30 lines. 



The partly black-bordered prothorax distinguishes it from the other 

 Mevoncidii. 

 a. Chontales, Nicaragua. From Mr. Janson's collection. 



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Genus APEREISIS. 



Alas. Corpus gracile. Caput prothorace paullo angustius; fastigium 

 e spina brevi sulcata ; frons perobliqua. Oculi rotundi, prominuli. An- 

 tenna; graciles, basi crassae, corpore longiores. Prothorax subsellatus, 

 subtuberculatus. Femora antica apice bispinosa. Femora quatuor pos- 

 teriora subtus uniseriatim spinosa. Tibia; intermedia; supra bispinosa;. 

 Tibia; postiea; supra uniseriatim spinosa;, subtus uniseriatim spinulosae. 

 Aloe abdomine paullo breviores. 



Male. Body slender. Head smooth, a little narrower than the pro- 

 thorax ; tip of the vertex forming a short furrowed spine; front very 

 oblique. Eyes round, prominent. Antennae slender, except at the base, 

 longer than the body. Prothorax minutely tuberculate, slightly saddle- 

 shaped, narrower in front, with two transverse impressed lines; fore border 

 slightly arched ; sides and hind border nearly straight. Legs moderately 

 long ; fore femora with two apical spines above ; four posterior femora with 

 a single row of spines beneath, these are largest on the hind femora ; 

 middle tibiae with two spines above ; hind tibiae with a row of minute 

 spines beneath, and with a row of larger spines above. Wings a little 

 shorter than the abdomen. 



1. Apereisis albidifer. 



Mas. Ferruginea ; "prothorax albido biplagiatus ; ala antica sinistra 

 albido uniplagiala ; ala posticce cinerece. 



Male. Ferruginous. Prothorax with a long whitish patch on each 

 side. Left fore wing with a whitish patch near the base. Hind wings 

 cinereous. Length of the body 12 lines; expansion of the fore wings 17 

 lines. 

 a. Constancia, Brazil. Presented by the Eev. H. Clark. 



Genus ANONISTUS. 



Mas. Corpus gracile. Fastigium lanceolatum, excavatum. Oculi 

 rotundi, prominuli. Antennae graciles, basi crassae. Prothorax rugosus, 

 margine anlico subclavato, lateribus margineque postico subrotundatis. 

 Pedes breviusculi, femoribus tibiisque intermediis subtus uniseriatim 

 spinosis, femoribus poslicis subtus uniseriatim spinosis, tibiis posticis supra 

 uniseriatim fortiter spinosis. Ala; corpori &>quilongae. 



Male. Body slender. Head smooth ; tip of the vertex lanceolate, 

 excavated ; sockets of the antenna; forming a ridge on the inner side. 

 Eyes round, prominent. Antennae slender, except at the base. Prothorax 



