64 IIYPONOMEUTIB.E. 



Genus V. CHALVBE. iv4> {v'^;i-^\ 

 CiiALYBE, Dap. L. F. X. 343 (1836). Psecaclia p., Zcll. 



The nincli shorter, porrected, not reflexcd palpi, as well as the 

 general fades of the insect, point this ont as distinct from xine- 

 sych'ia ; the want however of a series of specimens for investiga- 

 tion prevents me from giving the generic characters more in de- 

 tail. Whereas in Anesi/cliia the ground-colour of the anterior 

 wings is ivhite, with black spots and markings, in this genus the 

 ground-colour is hlach or hlue-hlacic, with deep black spots. Tive 

 very closely allied species are known on the continent, one of 

 which was detected in Sutherlandshire last May, by Mr. Buxton. 



1. pyrausta, Pallas, Reisen, i. 170 (1774) ; Zell. (Ent. Ztg. IS J4). 

 — a(7-opiii,cldhi, VVenner (Tlunib.). Alis anticis atro-fumosis, puuctis 

 Irihns atris JoiKjitndlnallter dispositis ; alis posticis fumosis ; ano luteo. 

 Exp. al. 8 lin. 



Head, face, palpi, and antenna; black. Anterior wings sooli/ -black, 

 with three deep black spots, placed nearly in a line longUudbialli/, the 

 first not far from tlie base, the second a little before the middle, both 

 on the fold, the third and most conspicuous at the termination of the 

 discoidal cell ; cilia sooty-black. Posterior wings and cilia dark smoky- 

 grey. The posterior lialf of the abdomen yellow. 



A single specimen of this conspicuous species w^as taken in 

 Sutherlandshire, last May, by Mr. Buxton. Sv\)«ASUAA(P>wfVv,x Lmth.^a-^) 



Genus VI. PRAYS. ^HI. -\ 



a'C=-_. 



I'raijs p., lliib. Telea p., Step, xl'^dia p., Dap. Q<lcopliora p., Zell. 



Caput ol)tusura, pilis appressis. Ocelli nulli. Palpi labiales brevins- 

 c\\\\,JlliforiiH's, apiccm versus viv alteunati. Maustellum mediocre, 

 nndmn.. Abe anteriores oblonga'^, posteriores latiuscula? breviter ci- 

 liatic. Ahu anteriores : stigma distinctum ; vena^ apicalis ramus in- 

 ferior sub apicem exit ; subdorsalis longissime furcata ; posteriores : 

 cellula costalis ahbreviata. 



Head obtuse, smooth. Ocelli none. Labial pah'i rather ^xwi, Jlli- 

 form, hardhj attenuated towards the ajicx. Tongue of moderate length, 

 naked. Anterior wings oblong; ])osterior rather broad, with short 

 cilia. In tlic anterior wings the stigma is distinct ; the lower branch 

 of the apical vein runs into the lander viar<jln ; the subdorsal vein is 

 furcate for a considerable length. In the posterior wings tlie costal 

 cell is abbreviated. 



The perfect insect of the only species in the genus has a con- 

 siderable prima facie resemblance with Ancst/c/iia. Its larva 



