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remarkably fine and distinct species ; and I trust that the publi- 

 cation of this paper may induce collectors to supply material from 

 these more northern localities, with which we are at present so 

 little acquainted. 



The collections made by von Hedemann and Gudmann are for 

 the most part in beautiful condition, the specimens well set and 

 mounted, and a large proportion of them bred. Full data have 

 been given by which the life-history of each bred species can be 

 followed, and this information has added much to the value of the 

 specimens ; unfortunately, the note-books in which descriptions of 

 the different larvae had been written were lost. 



I must express my indebtedness to my two Danish correspondents 

 for their kindness in allowing me to keep a large number of dupli- 

 cates, which will eventually find their way to the British Museum 

 with the remainder of my collections ; and Baron von Hedemann 

 has also been kind enough to examine for me such types of 

 Eabricius's West-Indian species as are extant in the Copeuhagen 

 Museum. I must also return my thanks to my other corre- 

 spondents whose names are mentioned above, especially to Messrs. 

 Godman and Salvin for placing much valuable material in my 

 hands. Tj^ ^^rlvx ■ frUiS- // t < &&*<* *_ ^ *£^ '-« twc^* 1 f- 



I. PYRALIDINAr A^wfr* — <■ <**}- 

 I. PTEEOPHOKID-E. &*&*- *? , 



1. Trichoptilus, Wlsm. ' 7* 

 1. Trichoptilus centetes, Meyr. 



Trichoptilus eentetes, Meyr. Tr. Ent. Soc. Lond. ]886, 16-17 3 : 

 1887, 266 2 ; Wlsm. Pr. Z. Soc. Lond. 1891, 494-5, 542 (1892) 3 . 



[*? = Pterophorus oxydaetylus, Wkr. Cat. Lp. Ins. B. M. XXX. 

 944 (1864). Aciptilia oxydactyla, Wlsm. Pr. Z. Soc. Lond. 1885, 

 885 (1886). Pterophorus oxydaetylus, Moore, Lp. Ceyl. III. 528-9, 

 PL 209. 16 (1887) ; Swinh. & Cotes, Cat. Moths Ind. 669. No. 45-19 

 (1889). Trichoptilus oxydaetylus, Wlsm. Pr. Z. Soc. Lond. 1896, 

 277 (1896).— Ceylon ; India, IX., XII. ; Arabia, II.-IIL, IX., 

 XII.] 



Bab. New Guinea, XL 1 Queensland 2 . West Indies 3 — St. 

 Ceoix, 22 IV.-18 V. (Gudmann, Hedemann, Pontoppidan) ; St. 

 Thomas, 13 III.-25 III. (Gudmann, Hedemann); St. Vincent 3 . 



Bred by Mr. Gudmann at St. Croix, but the food-plant has 

 not been identified. 



2. Sphenarches, Meyr. 

 2. Sphenarches caefer, Z. 



= anisodactylus, Wkr. 10 ; n. syn. = diffusalis, "Wkr.; 

 = walkeri, Wlsm. 10 ; = synophrys, Meyr. l0 



Pterophorus coffer, Z. Hndl. Kngl. Svensk. Vet.-Ak. 1852, 118 '. 

 Oxyptilus caffer, Z. Lin. Ent. VI. 348-9 (1852)-; AVkr. Cat. Lp. 



