Described Mewlndcido' of Nortli America. 445 



his determination. Had he sent me a specimen of his ])i(t(i 

 before describing it I could have corrected the error." 



I see no reason why Optilete should be separated from 

 Carynota, and, in my opinion, they should be united, Carynota 

 Fitch having priority. Fairmaire's Thclid poiphyrcd, which was 

 used by Dr. Sl.ll as the type of his genus Optilete appears to me 

 to be Say's niarmonifd^ which I find to be somewhat variable 

 as to markings. , 



SUBFAMILY DARNING, Stal. 

 XXV. Hemiptycha, Germ. 



140. H. NIGRORUFA, Walk. 



1858. IlciniptijcJui niijrorufa. Walk. List Hom. B. M. 

 Suppl. 143. 

 Hab.—Uex, (Walker). 



XX Vr. Pyranthb, Stal. 



147. P. LONGicoRNis, Fairm. 



1846. Ileiiiiptijcha lotKjicornis. Fairm, Rev. Memb. 



315, 7. 

 18G9. Pyranthe lonr/iconiis. Stal, Bid. Memb. Kiin, 



252, 2. 

 Huh. — N. A. [Fairmaire). 



XXVII. Darnoides, Fairm. 



148. D. carinata, Leth. 



1872. JJartioides cariiiold. Leth. Ann. Soc. Ent. Belg. 

 XXV, 15. 

 //"aft.— Guadeloupe ( Leth terry). 



XXVIII. Hyphinoe, Stal. 



149. H. CUNEATA, Germ., $. 



1835. Heniijyfi/clia cuiieata. Germ, in Silb. Rev. iii, 



246*, 8. 

 1846. Ilemiptijcha runeafa. Fairm. Rev. Memb. 310, 



23, pi. 6, fig. 2(). 

 Hemijitycha (jlohiceps, i. Fairm. Rev. Memb. 



310, 20, pi. 6, fig. 10. 



