ICHTHYURA. 2*3 



breadth of the wing between the first band and a second, which is 

 brown, oblique, complete and slightly undulating ; beyond the 

 latter there are two slight whitish oblique bands, the first incom- 

 plete, the second marginal and intersected by a blackish band. 

 Hind wings pale brown, partially and very thinly flecked with 

 brown, with a brown discal spot, and with a brown oblique slightly 

 undulating band, which is composed of flecks, and corresponds to 

 the second brown band of the fore wings. Length seven lines 

 wings twenty lines. 



United States. 



WALKER, C. B. M. 



4. E. producta Walk. C. B. M. 1031. 



Male and Female. Cinereous. Palpi above blackish-brown. 

 Antennae brown. Thorax with two brown bands. Legs whitish ; 

 fore legs above blackish-brown. Fore wings slightly mottled with 

 brown, and with two irregular black slender bands ; the first emit- 

 ting a branch from its middle towards the base of the wing ; -the 

 second emitting two branches to the fore part of the exterior bor- 

 der ; a white apical spot, a whitish spot at the base and some black 

 streaks along the exterior border. Hind wings brown, with a 

 whitish fringe ; under side whitish, with two or three bands of 

 brown dots. Length of the body 5 6 lines ; of the wings 11 12 

 lines. 



East Florida. 



C. B. M. 



ICHTHYURA HUBN. Pygaera Ochs. Clostera Hoffmansegg. 



Body moderately stout. Proboscis very short. Palpi short, 

 porrect, not extending as far as the head ; third joint, small, coni- 

 cal. Antennae less than half the length of the body. Abdomen 

 extending for about one-third of its length beyond the hind wings, 

 tufted at the tip. Legs stout ; fore tibiae very densely pilose ; 

 hind tibiae with small apical spurs. "Wings moderately broad. 

 Fore wings straight along the costa, rounded at the tips, slightly 

 oblique along the exterior border ; interior angle much rounded ; 

 discal areolet intersected by a secondary vein; three inferior veins, 

 second nearly contiguous to the first, rather remote from the third. 

 Male. Antennae rather deeply pectinated. Female. Antennae mi- 

 nutely pectinated. 



