in the Basin of the Amazons. 283 



that the insect called B. phaopteralis by Mr. Meyrick is 

 identical with B. otreusalis, Wlk., occurring in Africa, 

 Hindostan, and Borneo, and not with B. phceoptercdis, 

 Gn. ; but B. licarsisalis, Wlk., from Borneo, should be 

 added as a synonym. This is probably Lederer's im- 

 ported East Indian species; B. siriusalis, Wlk. (of which 

 B. licealis, Wlk., seems to be only a faded example), from 

 N. America and St. Domingo, and his B. plebeialis, from 

 Honduras, are both nearly-allied forms, but may be dis- 

 tinguished from B. phceopteralis, the former by the 

 darker more opaque scaling, and large diffuse reniform 

 stigma, as well as by the strongly-marked dark band and 

 stigma on the under side ; the latter by its much 

 smaller size and yellow-brown tint, and by the ochreous 

 outer margin of the exterior line. I have, however, 

 marked B. siriusalis and B. licealis as possibly synonyms 

 of B. phceopteralis. In fact, the only real difference 

 between the species occurring in the Old World and in 

 America seems to be in the larger size of the former, 

 and we must wait for a knowledge of their larval states 

 before finally accepting their identity or distinctness. 



91. Hapalia spoliatalis. 



Botys spoliatalis, Ld., W. E. M., vii., pp. 375, 473, 

 pi. 11, fig. 8. 



One S" . R. Jutahi, Feb. 5th, 1875 ; at light. 



Lederer's type was from N. America. As it was a 2 

 he could make no mention of the dark anal tuft, which 

 is very conspicuous in the 3" • Also the under side of 

 the palpi, thorax, and abdomen are distinctly and 

 strikingly whitish. 



92. Hapalia eernalis. 



Asopia eernalis, Gn., Delt. & Pyr., 203, 152. 

 Lygropia ? eernalis, Ld., W. E. M., vii., p. 381. 



One <? . R. Javary, Dec. 8th, 1874 ; at light. 

 The specimen in the British Museum Collection is 

 from Villa Nova. 



93. Hapalia principialis. 

 Botys principialis, Ld., W. E. M., vii., pp. 375, 471, 

 pi. 10, fig. 17. 



