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Genus HYDRGECIA. 



Gortyva, Oclis. Schinefct. Eur. iv. p. 82 (1816), non descr. ; Type. 



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



Hydroecia, Dup. Cat. Meth. p. 114(18-44) micacea, 



Probo?cis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2Tid joint reaciiiiig about to 

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

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

 thorax clothed with hair and hair-like si\iles, the tegulte produced to a slight 

 dorsal ridge, the prothorax witli sharp triangular erest, 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 somewiiat produced and a^ute, the termen evenly 

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

 of diseocellulars; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell nesr 

 base onlv. 



Sect. I. Antennae of male bipeetinate with long branches, the apex ciliated. 



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



I'eniform surrounded by white spots serrata. 



B. Fore wing without white on the stigmata. 



a. Fore wing yellow tinged with rufous; hind wing 



yellowish o.-scola. 



h. Fore and hind wings brownish white .. huchcmrrll. 



4330. Hydrcecia serrata. 



Gorfyva ^erra/a, Grote, N. 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 Avhite spot beyond it in cell ; antemedial line 



Fig. 9.— ffydroecia serraf a, i^. 



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 



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