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Genus HYPOPYRA. 

 Hypopijrn, Gucnec, Noct. iii. p. 198 (1852); Walker, Catal. Lop. ITot. B. M. xiv. p. 1322. 

 Maxilla, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xxxili. p. 1096 (18()5). 



Wings broad : forewing triangular, costa almost straight, apex slightly produced 

 and falcate, exterior margin convex in the middle; cell extending about two-fifths 

 the length ; first subcostal emitted at nearly one-half before end of the cell, second 

 about one-eighth, trifid, third at one-fifth from base of second, fourth at two-thirds 

 from base of third, fifth from end of the cell and touching third at its base ; disco- 

 cellular concave, bent at each end, radials from the angles ; middle median from 

 close to end of the cell, lower at one-third ; submedian recurved from the base : 

 hindwing short, triangular, exterior margin convex ; cell one-third the length ; two 

 subcostals from end of the cell ; discocellular slender, concave, radial from close to 

 lower end ; two upper medians from end of the cell, lower at one-third ; submedian 

 and internal vein straight. Body moderately stout, abdomen smooth, tapering 

 towards the tip in male, cylindro-conical in female ; palpi ascending, second joint 

 rather broad and reaching the vertex, compressed, laxly squamose, third joint 

 lanceolate, half length of second ; second and third joints more slender in female : 

 antennae rather thick, ciliated ; legs stout, pilose, spurs long. 



Type, H. unistrigata. 



HYPOPYEA PALLIDA (Plate 166, Fig. 1, la, $ g ). 

 Ilypopyra pallida, Moore, P. Z. S. 1883, p. 26. 



Male. Similar to H. vespertilio. Much paler in colour : forewing with the 

 subbasal transverse fascia less curved ; oblique medial lines darker, the contiguous 

 and outer sinuous fascias more distinct, and the marginal lunular line less defined ; 

 three prominent small black spots encircled by greyish-white, and an indistinct 

 discocellular lunule : hindwing with two distinct brown medial lines, and a duplex 

 contiguous sinuous line with black points, two distinct outer sinuous fascias, and a 

 marginal luniilar brown line. 



Female. Much paler than the same sex of H. vespertilio; the markings 

 indistinct : forewing with three small indistinct black-centred grey-bordered spots, 

 and slender discocellular lunule. 



Expanse, i 2f, 2 3 inches. 



Genus CYCLODES. 



Cyclodcs, Guenee, Noct. iii. p. 27 (1852). 



Beregra, Walker, Catal. Lep. Het. B. M. xiv. p. 1315 (1858). 



Forewing elongated, triangular, costa almost straight, apex pointed, exterior 

 margin oblique, slightly convex and moderately scalloped ; cell long, extending to 



