( 11-^ ) 



with very short abrupt hook, segmeuts constricted at base, appearing dilated laterad 

 ill a dorsal aspect, rather broad ventrally ; the ventral portions being shorter 

 than the stem of the segments, there is an interspace between the segments 

 ventrally. Tibiae without, spines ; foretibia short, barely three times as long as 

 broad ; first segment of foretarsus about as long as the tibia, with three long 

 sjnnes, besides an additional basal one, no small spines externally, second segment 

 with two prolonged spines ; no comb to midtarsus ; hindtibia longer than the first 

 tarsal segment, this shorter tlian tlie four others togctlier ; spurs of mid- and 

 hindtibiae very short, the proximal pair of hindtibia about as long as the tibia is 

 broad. Pulvillus absent ; paronychium reduced, withont elongate lobes, (h-oss- 

 veins of hindwing very oblique. 



S. Tenth abdominal tergite stout, curved, pointed, convex above ; steriiite 

 broad, the lobe slightly spatulate, irregularly rounded. Olasper short and broad, 

 broadly rounded (PI. XXXIX. f. 8) ; harjie produced into a long pointed process, 

 which curves upwards. Penis-sheath ])roduced into a sliort, slender, conical, acute, 

 slightly curved process of the lli/loirus type (PI. XXVIII. f. 44). 



?. Vaginal orifice subapical (PI. XX. f. 21), with a short, broad, sinuate 

 lobe in front. 



Larva green, somewhat granulose, with six reddish brown oblique side-stripes, 

 which are edged with jiale yellow behind. 



Papa not described, probably without free tongue-case. 



An isolated species, wrongly associated generically with Ihjloicus drupiferarum, 

 vancouterensis, etc. 



Hab. Arizona. 



One species. 



84. Dictyosoma elsa. 



Vm-K f'»« Strecker, I.e. p. 126. t. 14. f. 4 {$). 5 (?) (1878) (Ai-izona, in coll. Streck. $, & 

 Neuraoeg. ?); Smith, Trans. Amer. Ent. Soe. xv. p. 189 (1888) ("tibiae sparsely spinose" 

 ex err. !); Edw., Ent. Amer. iv. p. 61 (1888) (larva) ; id., Bull. U. St. Nat. Mas. xxxv. p. 48 

 (1889) (lit. rel. to metam.) ; Kirby, Cat. Lep. Het. i. p. 692. n. 22 (1892) (Arizona). 



c? ? . All the specimens in collections have aj^parently come from the same 

 locality in Arizona. The species occurs possibly in N.AV. Mexico. 



Hab. Arizona. 



In the Tring Museum 1 c?, 1 ? ; in coll. Schaus 1 S ; in coll. Staudinger 

 1 c?, 1 ?. 



XXXI. NEOGENE gen. iiov.— Ty^Kis : reevi. 



Hyloicm Hubner («ok id., 1822), Scimml. E.r.. Schm., Zutr. (1825?). 

 Gargantua Kirby, Cat. Lei). Het. i. p. 692 (1892) (partim). 

 Sjihhur, Auct. 



c??. Antenna very stout in <S, nearly one-half the length of the forewing, 

 abruptly hooked; distinctly clavate in ?, simple, not quite one-third the length 

 of the forewing. Tongue shorter than tlie body, weak. Pilifer with a brash of 

 scales instead of bristles. Genal process much longer than the pilifer. Palpns 

 applied to the head, not prominent, larger in c? than in ? . Eye lashed. Tibiae 



