ICHTHYURA. 2*3 



breadth of the wing between the first band and a second, which is 

 brown, oblique, complete and slightly undulating ; beyond the 

 latter there are two slight whitish oblique bands, the first incom- 

 plete, the second marginal and intersected by a blackish band. 

 Hind wings pale brown, partially and very thinly flecked with 

 brown, with a brown discal spot, and with a brown oblique slightly 

 undulating band, which is composed of flecks, and corresponds to 

 the second brown band of the fore wings. Length seven lines — 

 wings twenty lines. 



United States. 



Walkek, C. B. M. 



4. E. producta Walk. C. B. M. 1031. . 



3Iale and Female. Cinereous. Palpi above blackish-brown. 

 Antennse brown. Thorax with two brown bands. Legs whitish ; 

 fore legs above blackish-brown. Fore wings slightly mottled with 

 brown, and with two irregular black slender bands ; the first emit- 

 ting a branch from its middle towards the base of the wing ; the 

 second emitting two branches to the fore part of the exterior bor- 

 der ; a white apical spot, a whitish spot at the base and some black 

 streaks along the exterior border. Hind wings brown, with a 

 whitish fringe ; under side whitish, with two or three bands of 

 brown dots. Length of the body 5 — 6 lines ; of the wings 11 — 12 

 lines. 



East Florida. 



C. B. M. 



ICHTHYURA Hubn. Pygaera Ochs. Clostera Hoffmansegg. 



Body moderately stout. Proboscis very short. Palpi short, 

 porrect, not extending as far as the head ; third joint, small, coni- 

 cal. Antennae less than half the length of the body. Abdomen 

 extending for about one-third of its length beyond the hind wings, 

 tufted at the tip. Legs stout ; fore tibiae very densely pilose ; 

 hind tibiae with small apical spurs. Wings moderately broad. 

 Fore wings straight along the costa, rounded at the tips, slightly 

 oblique along the exterior border ; interior angle much rounded ; 

 discal areolet intersected by a secondary vein; three inferior veins, 

 second nearly contiguous to the first, rather remote from the third. 

 Male. Antennee rather deeply pectinated. Female. Antennae mi- 

 nutely pectinated. 



