62 CATALOGUE OF 



limpid; veins black, in structure like those oi H.feneslrina. Length of 

 the boilv 2 lines; ot'llie wings 4 lines. 



H . fenestiina may be especially distinguished from this species by the 

 prothorax, which has two pale spots, but no pale border. 



a. Tejiica. Presented by the Rev. IJ. Clark. ^ 



Fam. 6. HYPNORMID^. "^ 

 Genus 1. HYPNORMAT 



Hypnorraa, Slal, Eug. Resa, Ins. 312. Sauss. Hist. Nat. Mex. iii. 149. 



Mas. Corpus lineare, gracile, planum. Caput Iransversum, breve, 

 liberum, prothorace paullo latius. Oculi globusi, latis^sime disjunct!. 

 Palj)i clavati. Antennae robustse, setosie, corpore breviores, supra insertae. 

 Prothorax longi quadratus, antice inipressus. Pedes gracillimi ; femora 

 subsetosa ; libiarum spinas graciles. Ala3 anticae coriacese, perangustae. 



Mule. Body linear, slender, flat. Head transverse, short, wholly in 

 front of the prothorax and a little broader than the latter ; a transverse 

 furrow above between the sockets of the antennae. Eyes very prominent, 

 very widely separated. Palpi ciavate ; third joint much broader than the 

 second, which is subclavate. Antennae stout, setose, shorter thau the body ; 

 their sockets in the vertex above the eyes. Prothorax quadrate, much 

 longer than broad, transversely impressed near the fore border. Legs very 

 slender; femora bent with a few bristles; tibiae with some slender spines. 

 Fore wings very narrow, wholly coriaceous. 



1. HVPNORMA HUMMELI. 



Hypnorma Humraeli, Slal, Eug. Resa, Ins. 312, pi. 5, f. 4. 



Brazil. 



2. Hypnoema saperdoides. 



Mas. Nigra; caput testaceo fasciatum ; antennae apices versus alho 

 fascial(B ; prolhoracis latera argenlea ; pedes argenteo nitentes ; alee 

 posticee cinereo-hyalina. 



Male. Black. Head with a testaceous band between the antennae. 

 Antennae with a white band near the tips. Prothorax with a silvery 

 marginal line on each side. Legs with silvery reflections. Hind wings 

 cinereous. Length of the body 4 lines. 



a, Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



3. Hypnorma saperdiformis. 



Mas. Ferruginea, subtus lutea ; caput testaceo fasciatum ; antennce 

 nigrte, basi ferrtiginece, apices versus albo fascia tee ; prolhoracis latera 

 argentea ; pedes pallide testaceo. PrcEcedenti affinis ; prothorax 

 longior. 



Male. Ferruginous, luteous beneath. Head with a testaceous band 

 between the antennae. Antenna black, ferruginous towards the base, with 

 a white band uear the tips. Prothorax longer than that of H. saperdoides ; 



