1899.] or THE SUBFAMILY PYBAUSTIN^. 201 



Genus 110. Nomophila. 



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



Palpi porrect, triangularly scaled, the Srd 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 Math 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 noctuellu, c? . \. (From Moths Ind. vol. iv.) 



Type, (1) NoMOPHJLA nocttjella Schiff. Wien. Verz. p. 136. Universally 

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



"fNephopteryx indistinctalis Wlk. xxvii. 59. 

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



(2)tNOMOPHILA ASTIGMALIS, n. Sp. 



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

 area suffused with fuscous ; the antemedial line represented by 

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

 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. 



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



Auctorum. 



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



Argentina. 

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



Amboina. 



Genus 111. Pachtzancla. 



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

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

 Rhectocraspeda 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 cihated : 



