pyralid.e, subfamily hypsoteopin^. 63 



Tampa dimedutella. 



Tampa dhnediatella Rag. N. Am. Phyc. p. 20 (1887) ; id. Rom. 

 Mem. viii. p. 411, pi. 45. f. 4 ; Dyar, Cat. Lap. N. Am. p. 440. 



U.S.A., Florida, Texas, 



Genus Ceara. 



Type. 

 Ceara Rag. Nouv. Gei) . p. 45 ( ] 888) discinotella. 



Proboscia absent ; palpi upturned to rather above vertex of 

 bead and moderately scaled ; maxillary palpi small and filiform ; 

 frons smooth, with large conical tuft of scales ; antennae of male 

 laminate and ciliated, the shaft with small tuft of scales above 

 at base. Fore wing narrow, the apex rounded : A^ein 2 from 

 angle of cell ; 3 and 5 stalked, 4 absent ; 6 from below upper 

 angle; 8, 9, 10 stalked, 8 from beyond 10; 11 from cell. Hind 

 wing with vein 2 from near angle of cell ; 3 and 5 strongly 

 stalked, 4 absent ; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 strongly anastomosing with 7. 



(1) *Ceaiia discinotella. 



Ceara discinotella Rag. ISTouv. Gen. p. 45 (1888) ; id. Rom. 

 Mem. viii. p. 368, pi. 39." f. 3. 

 S. Brazil. 



(2) tCEARA ALBIFASCIATA, Sp. 11. 



S . Head white ; thorax white tinged with reddish brown ; 

 abdomen white tinged with brown and dorsallj^ with fulvous 

 yellow towards base : pectus and legs white tinged with brown. 

 Fore wing with white costal fascia narrowing to a point before 

 apex and with vein 12 defined above and below by grey-brown, 

 the area below it to just below the cell and vein 2 white sufi\ised 

 with grey-brown, leaving the veins streaked with white; the 

 inner area pale pink with a white streak on vein 1. Hind 

 wing white, tinged with brown except on inner area. 



Br. E. Africa, Eb Urru (Bettou), 1 S type. Exp, 26 mm. 



Genus HosiDiA. 



Type. 

 Hosidia Hmpsn. Rom. Mem. viii. p. 408 (1901). ochrineur-ella. 



Proboscis absent; palpi downcurved, extending about one and 

 a half times length of head and roughly scaled ; maxillary palpi 

 minute and filiform ; frons smooth, with conical tuft of hair ; 

 antennae of male ciliated, the shaft with sinus and tuft of scales 

 at base. Fore wing narrow, the apex rounded ; vein 2 from 

 close to angle of cell ; 3 and 4 stalked, 5 absent ; 6 from below 

 upper angle; 8, 9, 10 stalked, 8 from before 10; 11 from cell. 

 Hind wing with vein 2 from close to angle of cell ; 3 and 5 

 strongl}^ stalked, 4 absent ; 6, 7 stalked : 8 anastomosing strongly 

 with 7. 



