AON.—PZCTES. 109 
the lines absent; a subbasal black striga below the cell; a black 
discoidal spot; a more prominent postmedial patch of black irro- 
ration between veins 5 and 3. Hind wing white, the margins 
Fig. 41.— Aon noctuiformis, S. 3 
slightly tinged with brown, a slight blackish discoidal spot; the 
underside irrorated with a few brown scales, a black discoidal spot. 
Hab. U.S.A., Texas, 1 g. Hap. 34 millim, 
Genus PACCTES. 
Type. 
Mpaciesy TM bit. VGEL, et O. (USO) iin <chenesmstoiaiaiang seen cusaenvannccsadss pygmed. 
Haire, Guens Nock. al. ip, OUD (WED2) 9 cis .se.ccess cud ste scseoncmamse lunodes. 
Orthociostera, Butlt Urans. Hut. Soc: 1878) p. 70)... 252.2. ...0.+-.... devincta. 
Callingura, Butl. Entom. xxvul. p. 284 (1894)................00. sees cristatriv. 
Proboscis fully developed ; palpi obliquely upturned, the 2nd joint reaching 
to above vertex of head and fringed with hair in front and behind towards 
extremity, the 3rd moderate; frons smooth, with tuft of hair above ; eyes large, 
round ; antenne of male typically bipectinate with long branches to two- thirds 
length, the apical part ciliated ; thorax clothed almost ‘entirely with scales, the 
prothorax with spreading crest, "the metathorax without crest ; tibise moderately 
fringed with hair; abdomen with dorsal ridges of scales on basal segments 
and lateral tufts of hair but without crests. Fore wing with the apex Fonneea! 
the termen evenly curved, crenulate; veins 3 and 5 fran near angle of cell; 
6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the pareole 
11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4,5 Tea angle of ceil; from 
upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only, 
Secr. I. (Cullingura). Antenne of male bipectinate with long stiff branches 
to two-thirds length, the apical third ciliated; fore tibie with tuft of 
long hair from femero-tibia) joint. 
A. Fore wing with white fascia on median nervure defined 
below by the black antemedial line which terminates at 
PASCTOMEV SLING Le ermeere ar idce ects ce eae nents sacar ease cehew, 
B. Fore wing with oblique white mark below base of cell, 
the antemedial line angled inwards at vein | and out- 
wards to inner margin. 
a. Fore wing with the antemedial line angled inwards 
GUE Velniels Commeniabasessast sccm ecsecas sce vccetetemesee tes oder < psaliphora, 
b. Fore wing with the antemedial line much less acutely 
angled inwards on vein lL. 
a‘. Fore wing with distinct white band before postmedial 
INN). 9 GsBo Aon odedo bene Gone ROSE SA TEtacdG ECO CHCERE cnr earner cristatrix, 
b'. Fore wing without white band befure postinedial 
line. 
a’. Fore wing with the costal area to near apex and 
themmedialturen Ochreous: | eccwsereseccstoersecsssoee leucotrigona, 
