276 GEORGE D. HULST. 



also in hind wings vein 8 is strongly divided at base forming an ap- 

 proach to the fovea sometimes seen in the Ennominse. The only 

 species known is very considerably like Selidosema (Boannia) in 

 appearance. The genus is abundantly distinct from Chesias, being 

 like it only in superficial appearance and the outward form of the 

 wings ; the antennse are bipectinate in the S , not dentate as Mr. 

 Grote says. Mr. Grote's name Cyclica is preoccupied. 

 Species. — C. frondaria Grt. 



23. PHILEREIflE Hiib. 

 Verz. 330, 1818. 



Type rhamnata Schif. 



f^cotosia Steph.. Ills, iii, 259, IB.'il, type rhamnata Schif. 



Palpi moderate, scaled, porrect ; tongue developcvl ; clypeus scale 

 tufted ; antennae ciliate in both sexes ; thorax sometimes tufted. 

 Abdomen untufted, in % with anal claspers large, exserted ; hind 

 tibiae with all spurs present ; fore wings 12 veined, two accessory 

 cells, 3 and 4 separate ; hind wings 8 veined, 3 and 4 separate, 8 

 with cell to beyond middle. 



In my opinion a doubtful genus, as the distinctive character, the 

 exserted claspers of the % , seems to be comparative, and to some 

 extent variable as based upon the circumstances of the death of the 

 insect. 



Species. — P. californiata Pack. 

 P. multivagata Hulst. 

 P. formosa Hulst, n. sp. 



P. Torinosa n. sp. — Expands 35 mm. Palpi moderate fuscous ; thorax fus- 

 cous. Abdonieu ochreous, washed with fuscous, each segment lined with black 

 posteriorly ; fore wings light fuscous gray, banded and shaded with smoky fus- 

 cous; basal poi-tion with two faint shadow lines, followed by a smoky brown, 

 even broad shading, obsolete at costa, reaching from subcostal to inner margin ; 

 beyond this, edging the basal field a wavy black line ; the median space is smoky 

 fuscous, broader at costa than inner margin, outer line rounded between veins 

 forming an extended dull angle between 4 and 5 ; beyond this the ground color 

 and beyond this a submarginal waved dentate whitish line, edged both sides with 

 smoky fuscous, somewhat brownish on inner side ; an apical black spot, followed 

 beneatli by a second and larger one ; mai'ginal line black ; hind wings even light 

 ocher fusc^ous, the veins slightly darkened ; beneath on fore wings fuscous to 

 outer field then lighter, except towards apex ; hind wings with median black 

 line ; discal joints evident above and below, quite prominent on fore wings above. 



Colorado. From Mr. Bruce. 



