268 Mr. A. G. Butler on the Genus Pronophila. 



furcas duas formantibus ; furca superiore breviore venas secundam et 

 tertiam subcostales primamque discoidalem ferente. 



Caput oculis subnudis, palpis elongatis cirratis subrectis. 



Species: — 1. G. Patrobas, Hewitson. 



Genus 4. Oxeoschistus (o^eoj? (T')(^LaTo<i) , gen. nov. 

 Typical Species, Oxeoschistus Puei-ta. 



Gen. Alls majoribus : anticis elongatis, subfalcatis ; costa sub- 

 recta, margine externo plus minusve undato et minima sinuato : 

 posticis margine externo bene undulato, rarius ad venam secundam 

 medianam subproducto. 



Alls anticis cella elongata, ad apicem bifurcata ; furca inferiore 

 majore, angularibus tribus arcuata ; furca superiore acuminata venas 

 secundam subcostalem et primam discoidalem ferente. 



Caput oculis cirratis, palpis elongatis undatis porrectis. 



Species: — 1. 0. Puerto, Hewitson; 2. O. ? hilara, Bates; 

 3. O. ]jroto(jenia, Hewits. ; 4. 0. pronax, Hewits. ; 5. O. pi'O- 

 pylea, Hewits. ; 6. O. Prochyta, Hewits. ; 7. 0. irmina, Hewits. 

 & Westw. ; 8. O. ? tauropolis, Hewits. & Westw. 



Genus 5. Lasiophila, Felder (1859). 



Typical species, Lasiophila Zapatoza. 



This genus has already been characterized: it is cliiefly re- 

 markable for the long palpi and tailed hind wings of all the 

 species ; there are also differences in the character of the mark- 

 ings upon the wings. 



Species: — 1. L. Cirta, Felder; 2. L. Prmieste, Hewits.*; 

 3. L. Zapatoza, Westw. ; 4. L. Circe, Feld. ; 5. Sp. nov. 

 (Bolivia) ; 6. L. Prosymna, ? , Hewits. 



Genus 6. D^edalma (part.), Hewitson (1858). 

 Typical species, Dcedalma Dinias. 

 Section 2. Alis posticis costa integra, rarius caudatis. 



Species: — 1. D. Phoronea, Hewits,; 2. D. Phaselis, Hewits. 



The Dadalma drymcea of Hewitson may, very likely, come into 

 this section. 



* Our specimens of Cirta and Praneste are all males. 



