136 Mr. A. G. Butler on the Agaristldje. 



as also are the genera PJutsis^ MassiKja, and rsi/chonio)-j)Ji(if 

 originally placed by him among the ^lelameridiv and Litho- 

 siida\ 



The genus Cocytia appears to me to Ix; somewhat inter- 

 mediate in character between the Agaristid;e and Zygii^nida' ; 

 the antennaj are intermediate in character between Aijnrista 

 and Coronisy in which res])ect it resembles Biirgena {B. traus- 

 ducta) : it will come best at the end of the Agaristidaj. Bois- 

 duval erects a tribe, Cocytulcs^ for its reception. 



The genera Phasis and Maasaija were referred to their true 

 position in the first volume of AV'alker's ' Su])plement ' (Lep. 

 Ilet. Suppl. p. 45) ; but at page 136 of the same volume he 

 describes a species of Phattis under the family ^lelamerida^ ; 

 the type is now in the Museum collection, and is nearly allied 

 to P. tioctilux. Josm? separata and Josia? continua (Lep. 

 Het. vii. pp. 1645, 1646) are referable to the same genus. 



The genus Psychomorpha is nearly allied to Aiypia, but has 

 pectinated antenna?. 



Dr. Herrich-Schiiffer has unaccountably abandoned the type 

 of Phagorista (P. agaristoides) ^ an insect with pectinated an- 

 tennce, applying the name to species of Walker's genus Mcfa- 

 garista ; in this he has been folloAved by Walker (Lep. Het. 

 vii. p. 1589, & Suppl. i. p. 59 & v. p. 1859) and Moore 

 (P. Z. S. 1865, &c.). Walker's genus must therefore be 

 restored, and will contain the following species quoted in his 

 Catalogue : — M. transiens [Euseinia transiens, Walk.), M. 

 hala [Pha^g. hala, Moore), M. catocalina {Phccg. catocalinay 

 Walk.), J/. leiicomela {Pho'g. leuconiela, H.-Sch.), J/, triphoi- 

 noi'des [PJurg. tnphcenoides, W a.\k.), M. longipenms {Catocala? 

 longipennisy Walk.). 



The genus CalUdida {Damtas, part., Boisd.) is certainly not 

 Agaristid ; it appears to me to be better placed with the 

 Melamerida? ; Cleosiris would also come better with that 

 group : the antenna? in both of these genera are short and 

 hair-like ; whereas the antenna of the typical Agaristida? are 

 generally long, and always thickened towards the extremity, 

 as in many butterflies. 



The genus Arycanday described by !Mr. Walker under the 

 Chalcosiidge (Lep. Het. Suppl. i. p, 123), was placed by him, 

 in the Collection, next to Eucemia'^ — a proceeding which may, 

 I fear, have led others into error. What is, however, more 

 unfortunate, is that it is structurally identical with the Lithosiid 

 genus Tigridopterttj H.-Sch., which is again identical with the 

 genus PanfT:tlday Guenee, referred to the Geometridous family 



♦ Prol)al)ly owing to its resemblance to his Etiscinia )ito//i.t, wliich AviU 

 have to be genericallv separated from Eitseniia. 



