Genera and Species o/Pjralidae, 439 



RilECTOCRASPEDA, gen. nov. 



Cliaractcrizccl by the liind wing (of the male), wliich is 

 peculiarly contorted beneath at the anal angle opposite veins 

 1 a-\ c, and bears on either side of the contortion a curled 

 wisp of hairs. Fore wing with costa slightly concave in the 

 middle, strongly curved before apex, which is blunt; hind 

 margin obliquely curved. Hind wing with a decided inflec- 

 tion below apex as well as contorted at anal angle. Labial 

 palpi shortly porrect, broad ; maxillary invisible ; tongue 

 present ; antennae visibly pubescent beneath, each joint with 

 a short spine; ocelli present. 



Type IL pei-iusalis {Boti/s), Wlk. xviii. p. 564. 



Camptomastix, gen. nov. 



Fore wing with gradually convex costa, slightly curved, 

 not very oblique hind margin ; not more than twice as long 

 as broad. Hind wing by comparison narrow. Labial palpi 

 very long, porrect and thin, third joint half as long as second ; 

 nu\xillary absent ; tongue present ; ocelli large and con- 

 spicuous ; antenna (of male) with enlarged basal joint, finely 

 ciliated throughout, suddenly bent under at one third, flat- 

 tened and broadened at the curve, which is laterally serrated 

 and bears longer silky hairs, thence thinning out towards the 

 apex. Central field of fore icing clothed with lengthened 

 raised hairs. 



Type C. pacalis {Boiijs), Leech, ? ^=Dijplotyla longipalpis, 

 Butler, ^. 



Meyrick's genus Diplotgla has upright palpi. 



Agrammia, Guen. 

 Type A. matronalis, Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 406. 



Agrammia cervinalis, sp. n. 



Fore wing and thorax fawn-colour ; costa whitish. Head 

 and palpi luteous. Hind wings white, with darker fringes. 

 Abdomen fawn-colour. 



Expanse of wings 26 millim. 



Two males from S. Paolo. 



Agrammia lutealis^ sp. n. 

 Head, thorax, palpi, antenna?, and fore wings bright 



