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c?. Extoniiil sjmr of midtiliia shorter tlinii intornal : liimUiliia of J long-scalerl 

 <l(irsally aiul veiitrally, consequently appearing very broad and compressed. Dark 

 brown middle line of mesotlioracical tegnla continued to palpus ; abdomen with an 

 ocliraccous middle line bordered by thin grey lines, a lirown lateral line bordered 

 below by a pale butf one on segments 3 to 7. Hinder angle of forewing extremely 

 obtuse ; discal line 1 not distinct, within a chocolate-brown area, which is bordered 

 distally by a white line upon SO* and posteriorly by discal line 2 ; discal lines 

 3 and 4 close together, 5 broad from apex to li'', tlien vestigial, parallel to 



margin, obsolete beliind ; interspaces between 2 and 4 pale, more or less buff. 



Hindwing uniform in colour, with traces of two series of discal vein-dots. 



L'ndersifk : the brown marginal area of the forewing joined to discal area 

 between R- and R^ ; three or four discal lines, more or less abbreviated in front, 

 3 and 4 merged together behind and bordered here distally by a creamy bnff line ; 

 costa more or less yellowish buff at apex. Distal marginal area of hindwing 

 irrorated with creamy buff and brown scales, with the former especially before M- ; 

 three discal lines, the first abbreviated, often absent, the other two close together, 

 reaching R' or SC^. 



c?. Tenth abdominal tergite truncate-sinuate, of the usual form; sternite also 

 not differing from that of the allied species, minutely pointed in middle. Process 

 of harpe slightly spatulate, feebly curved upwards at end. Incrassate dorso-apical 

 margin of tiie i)enis-sheath terminating at the right side in a dentate process, 

 which is preceded by a few teeth ; at the left side the sheath bears a regular 

 row of teeth. 



Early stages not known. 



JJa/i. Neotropical Region : Guatemala to Rio de Janeiro and Pern. 



Though the present insect was well figured by Olerck and recognisably 

 described by Linne as t////el/a, this name has been applied to a very different insect 

 of the Indo-Australiau fauna by all recent authors, who, blindly following Fabricius 

 and Walker, did not trouble to compare Linux's description or Clerck's tigure. 



in the Tring Museum 19 c?c? from : Merida, Venezuela (Briceno) ; Rio Dagua, 

 Colombia (Rosenberg); Santo Domingo, t'arabaya, S.P]. Peru, (ioun ft,, xii. 1001, 

 1. — vi. 1902 (Ockenden), during the dry and wet seasons. 



CLIV. PHANOXYLA gen. nov.— Typus : /t>/strLr. 



(?. Differs from Xi/loplianes in the second segment of the palpus having a large 

 apical tuft of scales on the inner surface as in Hippotion. Distal margin of fore- 

 wing irregular, excised between R- and M'. 



Palpus and eye large. No eye-lashes. Comb of uiidtarsus prominent. Spines 

 of posterior abdominal tergites uniseriate, strong and long, with some weak spines 



between them. Sexual armature similar to that of Xylophancs ; friction-scales 



very niimerous. 



Early stages not known. 



Iluh. Neotropical Region. 



One species. 



An exaggerated development of the group of X^jlophanes to which belong 

 ceratomioides, media, etc. The species is of particular interest, as the second segment 

 of the palpus is on the innerside as in some Old World genera, while tlie first 

 segment is like that of the New World genus Xi/lophancs. 



