THE MOTHS OF INIHA. 42o 



1820. Ckaniophoka niubivitta. 

 1822. Ckaniophora fasciata. 



Acronycta fasciata, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii., p. 5, pi. 144, f. 4 (1884). 



Hijboma divisa, Moore, P. Z. S. 1888, p. 409; Btitl. 111. Het. 

 B. M. vii., p. 45, pi. 125, f. 7. 



Acronycta niyrostriata, Pag. Jalirb. Nass. Ver, xli.. p. 128(1889). 



1711. Ckaniophora ntjbilata. 



Genus Acronycta. 



Ty^je. 



Acronicta, Oclis. Schmett. Eur. iv., p. 62 (1815). uon descr. leporina. 



Acronycta, Treit. Schmett. Eur. v. (1). p. 3. (1825) . . . . leporina. 



Hyboma, Hiibn. Verz., p. 200 (1827) str{yo.^a. 



Trimna, Hiibn. Verz. p. 200 (1827) psi. 



' Jochece.ra, Hiibn. Verz,, p. 201 (1827) almi. 



Pharetra, Hiibn. Verz. p. 202 (1827) auricoma. 



Arctomyscis, Hiibn. Verz. p. 202 (1827) . . .... aceris. 



Microcoelia, Guen. Noct. i., p. 33 (1852) fragilis. 



Megacromjcta, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc, Nat. Sci. i, p. 79 (1873) hastulifern- 



Lepitorewna, Grote, Bull. Buif. Soc. Xat. Sci. i, p. 80 (1873) ovata. 



Plataplecta, Butl. A. M. N. H. (5) i., p. 195 (1878) . . . . pruinosa. 



Mastijyhanes, Grote, New Check List, p. 23 (1882) non. descr. edolata. 



Viminia, Chapman, Ent. Rec. i., p. 26 (1890) . . rumicu. 



Cuspidia, Chapman, Ent. Rec. i, j). 27 (1890) . . . . psi. 



Fseudopunda, Butl. Trans. Ent. Soc. (1890) p. 672 . . . . bicolor. 



TricholoncJw, Grote, Mitth. Hildersheim, iii, p. 16 (1896) . . afflicta. 



Philorgyia, Grote, Mitth. Hildersheim Mus. iii, p. 17 (1896)... luteicoma. 



A'patela, Hiibn. Tent, ined . . . . . . . . . . acerix. 



Sect. I. (Hyboma). — Thorax clothed chietly with scales. 



A. Forewing with distinct black streak from post- 



medial line to termen in submedian fold . . albiorbi><. 



B. Forewing without distinct black streak from post- 



medial line to termen in submedian fold. 



a. Forewing without prominent white spot on post- 



medial line in submedian fold . . ... . . pridnom. 



b. Forewing with prominent white spot on postmedial 



line in submedian fold . . . . . . rimiicU. 



1818 b. Acronycta albiorbis. 



Plataplecta pruinosa, Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii, p. 5, pi. 144, f. 3 (nee. Guen). 



Acronycta albiorbis, Hmpsn., Cat. Lep. Phal. B. M. viii, p. 74 (1909). 



Head and thorax white mixed with reddish brown : palpi with blackish 

 mark on 2nd joint above ; tegulse and patagia edged with blackish ; abdo- 

 men whitish suffused with pale yellow-brown. Forewing white almost 

 entirely suffused with pale rufous : subbasal line represented by a black 





