1899.] OF THE STTBFAMILT PYBArSTIK^. 201 



G-enus 110. Nomophila. 



NomopUla Hubn. Verz. p. 368 (1827). 



Palpi porrect, triangularly scaled, the 3rd joint hidden by hair ; 

 maxillary palpi filiform ; frons rounded ; antennae of male with 

 long cilia ; tibiae with the outer spurs about half the length of 

 inner ; abdomen of male with lateral tufts on the terminal 

 segments. Fore wing long and narrow ; the apex rounded ; vein 

 3 from well before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle ; 7 curved and 

 approximated to 8, 9. Hind wing ample ; veins 4, 5 closely approxi- 

 mated for a short distance ; 6, 7 from upper angle, 7 anastomosing 

 with 8. 



Fig. 110. 



Nomophila noctuella, ^ . ^. (From Moths Ind. vol. iv.) 



Type. (1) Nomophila noctuella Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 136. Universally 

 Pyralis hyhridalis Hiibn. Pyr. ff. 114, 184. distributed. 



iNephopteryx indistinctalis Wlk. xxvii. 59. 

 Botys helvolaUs Maasen, Stiibel's Eeise, p. 170, f. 26. 



(2)tN0M0PHILA ASTIGMALIS, n. Sp. 



Grey-brown ; palpi white at base. Fore wing with the costal 

 area suffused with fuscous ; the antemedial line represented by 

 obscure points ; a dark point in cell and slight discoidal luuule ; 

 dark points on vein 2 near origin and middle of vein 1 ; the 

 postmedial line represented by dark points on the veins excurved 

 below costa. Hind wing pale yellowish. 



Mab. Mexico, Orizaba {Schaus). Exp, 26 mm. 



Atuitorum. 



Nomophila triticalis Berg, Deutsche Ent. Zeit. 1875, p. 155. 



Argentina. 

 „ moluccana Pag. J.B. Nass. Ver. xxxvii. p. 269. 



Amboina. 



G-enus 111. Pachtzancla. 



Pachyzanda Meyr. Trans. Ent. Soc. 1884, p. 315. 

 Acharana Moore, Lep. Ceyl. iii. p. 285 (1885). 

 Ehectocraspeda Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) ix. p. 439 (1892;. 

 Ptiloptila Swinh. A. M. N. H. (6) xiv. p. 142 (1894). 

 Pantoeocome Warr. A. M. N. H. (6) xviii. p. 173 (1896). 

 Palpi porrect, triangularly scaled, the 3rd joint hidden by hair ; 

 maxillary palpi filiform ; frons rounded ; antennae of male cUiated ; 



