292 Mr. Newnuin's Cliaravters 



Genus BoYDiA, Newman. 



Caput mediocre rotundatum,fronte laevigato ; antennae elongatae, 

 setaceae nullo modo ciliatae : labipalpi mediocres, 3-articulati, 

 articulo basali brevi scite cyathiformi ; 2do elongate, crasso, apice 

 truncate ; 3tio apicali gracili, brevi, nudo, peracuto, pauUulum 

 recnrvo : alae anticse elongatae marginibus parallelis, disco longi- 

 tudinaliter profunde unisulcato ; posticae amplae, insecti quiescentis 

 ultra anticos protrusae, margine costali fimbrid longissimd venuste 

 ornatis. 



The very remarkable appearance of this insect, reposing with 

 its hind wings protruding from beneath its fore wings, as in the 

 familiar Gastropucha QuerciJ'vUa, and each furnished with a plume 

 of delicate long hairs attached to its costal margin, at once dis- 

 tinguishes it from any other of the Tineadce with which I am 

 acquainted : the labial palpi also differ from those of any described 

 genus, and the deep sulcus on the fore wings is a character of 

 interest. I have dedicated the genus to Mr. Thomas Boyd, one 

 of our most zealous and active Microlepidopterists. The genus 

 will in all probability be found to be most nearly allied to our 

 Anchinia. 



Sp. 1. Boydia cnniferclla, Newman. 



Alls ant'icis nigricantibus, alh'ido-irroratis, strigd basali laid 

 binisque mediants parvis albidis ; posticis nigricantibus pilis 

 plurimis longissimis fuUginosis margine antico uriis. (Alarum 

 dilat. -1 unc.) 



Basal cup-shaped joint of labial palpi white, second joint white 

 beneath nearly to the tip, which is tinged with brown, third or 

 apical joint white at the base, black at the tip, head brown, eyes 

 large and black; thorax and abdomen brown, the apex of the 

 latter testaceous ; fore wings brown, irrorated with white scales ; 

 on the basal disk is a vitta composed of white scales, which ter- 

 minates rather before the middle of the wing ; this is interrupted 

 by a dark brown or nearly black blotch in the very centre of the 

 wing, and beyond this are two short, white, parallel vitta?; hind 

 wings testaceous brown, the costal margin tinged with ferru- 

 ginous, the hairs constituting the plume attached to the costa 

 are ferruginous at base, dusky brown at apex : beneath, body and 

 legs whitish ; wings dusky brown. 



Three specimens of the insect are preserved : it is totally 

 different from any species previously described. 



