HTDBCEOIA. 



Genus HYDRCECIA. 



Gortyna, Ocbs. Schmett. Eur. iv. p. 82 (1816), non descr. ; Type. 



Hiibn. Verz. p. 232 (1827), nee Treit. 1825 micacea. 



Hydracia, Dup. Cat. Metb. p. 114(1844) micacea. 



Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint reaching about to 

 middle of frons and fringed with long hair in front, the 3rd short ; Irons 

 smooth ; eyes large, round ; antennas of male typically minutely serrate ; 

 thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales, the tegulse produced to a slight 

 dorsal ridge, the prothorax with sharp triangular crest, the metathorax with 

 spreading crest; tibiaj moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with some 

 rough hair at base, dorsal crest on 1st segment and lateral fringes of hair. 

 Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced and acute, the termen evenlv 

 curved and hardly crenulate ; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell ; 6 from 

 upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from 

 cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell ; 5 obsolescent from middle 

 of discocellulars ; 6, 7 from upper angle ; 8 anastomosing with the cell near 

 base only. 



Sect. I. Antenna? of male bipectinate with long brandies, the apex ciliated. 



A. Fore wing with the claviform and orbicular white, the 



reniform surrounded by white spots serrata. 



B. Fore wing without white on the stigmata. 



a. Fore wing yellow tinged with rufous ; hind wing 



yellowish osseola. 



b. Fore and hind willies brownish white kucherardi. 



4330. Hydrcecia serrata. 



Gortyna serrata, Grote, X. Am. Ent. i. p. 94(1880); Smith, Cat, Noct. 

 N. Am. p. 179. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen fiery red mixed with white. Fore 

 wing pale fiery red with some yellowish white on basal area ; 

 subbasal line double, red filled in with yellowish, waved, from costa 

 to vein 1, with small white spot beyond it in cell ; antemedial line 



Fig. 9. —Hydrcecia serrata, tf . 



red, incurved in submedian interspace and with white points before 

 it below submedian fold ; claviform large, rounded, white defined by 

 red and bisected by a red streak in submedian fold ; orbicular 

 large, round, white defined by red-brown and with red point in 

 centre ; reniform large with pale yellow irregular bar in centre 



