136 Mr. A. G. Butler on the Agaristide. 
as also are the genera Phasis, Massaga, and Psychomorpha, 
originally placed by him among the Melameridee and Litho- 
side. 
The genus Cocytia appears to me to be somewhat inter- 
mediate in character between the Agaristide and Zygeenide ; 
the antennee are intermediate in character between Agarista 
and Coronis, in which respect it resembles Burgena (B. trans- 
ducta) : it will come best at the end of the Agaristide. Bois- 
duval erects a tribe, Cocytides, for its reception. 
The genera Phasis and Massaga were referred to their true 
position in the first volume of Walker’s ‘ Supplement’ (Lep. 
Het. Suppl. p. 45); but at page 136 of the same volume he 
describes a species of Phasis under the family Melameride ; 
the type is now in the Museum collection, and is nearly allied. 
to P. noctilux. Josia? separata and Josia? continua (Lep. 
Het. vii. pp. 1645, 1646) are referable to the same genus. 
The genus Psychomorpha is nearly allied to Alypia, but has 
pectinated antenne. 
Dr. Herrich-Schiifter has unaccountably abandoned the type 
of Phagorista (P. agaristoides), an insect with pectinated an- 
tenn, applying the name to species of Walker’s genus Meta- 
garista; in this he has been followed by Walker (Lep. Het. 
vil. p. 1589, & Suppl. 1. p. 59 & v. p. 1859) and Moore 
(P. Z.S. 1865, &c.). Walker's genus must therefore be 
restored, and will contain the following species quoted in his 
Catalogue:—WM. transiens (Husemia transiens, Walk.), M. 
bala (Pheg. bala, Moore), M. catocalina (Pheg. catocalina, 
Walk.), M. leucomela (Phag. leucomela, H.-Sch.), M. triphe- 
noides (Pheeg. triphenoides, Walk.), M. longipennis (Catocala? 
longipennis, Walk.). 
The genus Callidula (Damias, part., Boisd.) is certainly not 
Agaristid; it appears to me to be better placed with the 
Melameride ; Cleostris would also come better with that 
group: the antenne in both of these genera are short and 
hair-like ; whereas the antenne of the typical Agaristidz are 
generally long, and always thickened towards the extremity, 
as in many butterflies. 
The genus Arycanda, described by Mr. Walker under the 
Chaleostide (Lep. Het. Suppl. 1. p. 123), was placed by him, 
in the Collection, next to Husemia*—a proceeding which may, 
I fear, have led others into error. What is, however, more 
unfortunate, is that it is structurally identical with the Lithosiid 
genus Tigridoptera, H.-Sch., which is again identical with the 
genus Panethia, Guenée, reterred to the Geometridous family 
* Probably owing to its resemblance to his Husemia mollis, which will 
have to be generically separated from Eusemia. 
