MK. F. WALKBE ON HETEBOCEKOUS LEPIDOPTEBA. 



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Characters of some undescribed Heterocerous Lepidoptera. By 

 Feancis Walkee, Esq., E.L.S. 



[Read Jmie 7, 1866.] 

 All the following species were discovered at Bogota, and are in 

 the collection of E. Birchall, Esq., who has kindly allowed me to 

 describe them. 



The descriptions are preceded by a list of the species, and by a 

 few remarks on some of the families and genera in which the 

 species are included. 



Tribe Noctuites. 



Fam. HEMIGERIDiE. 



Gen. Hemiceras, Ckien. 



H. subochraceum. 



Fam. HOMOPTERIDtE. 



Gen. HoMOPTERA, Boisd. 



H. fimbripes. 



H. paupera. 



Fam. CATEPHIDJ]:. 



Gen. Vespola, n. 



V. caeruleifera. 



Fam. PHYLLODIDyE. 



Gen. Tetrisia, n. 



T. florigera. 



Fam. EREBID^. 



Gen. Brujas, Guen. 



B. bigutta. 



Gen. Letis, Hilbn. 



L. securivitta. 



Gen. Syrnia, Hilbn. 



S. albifimbria. 



Fam. OMMATOPHORIDiE. 



Gen. AlliAj n. 



A. ocellata. 



Gen. Erymella, n. 

 E. hieroglyphica. 

 Fam. OPHIUSID^. 

 Gen. Varia, n. 

 V. rubiginea. 

 Fam. POAPHILID.E. 

 Gen. Phurys, Guen. 

 P. teligera. 

 Gen. Batia, n. 



B. squamicosta. 



LINN. PEOC. — ZOOLO&Y, YOL- IX. 



Fam. THERMESIAD^. 



Gen. Thermesia, Hilbn. 



T. bipustulata. 



Gen. Mandela, n. 



M. crocea. 



Tribe Deltoidites. 



Fam. HYPENID^. 



Gen. Hypena, Schr. 



H. megaspila. 



Gen. Lametia, fValk. 



L. retusa. 



Fam. HERMINID^. 



Gen. Casperia, n. 



C. erebipennis. 



Tribe Geometrites. 



Fam. URAPTERYD.E. 



Gen. Ch^rodes, Guen. 



C. bogotaria. 



Gen. Clysia, Gnen. 



C. discolor. 



Fam. ENNOMID^. 



Gen. AzELiNA, Guen. 



A. saturata. 



Fam. (ENOCHROMIDiE. 



Gen. NoRSiA, n. 



N. vincta. 



Fam. BOARMIDiE. 



Gen. BoARMiA, TreiL 



B. demissaria. 

 Fam. ACIDALIDiE. 

 Gen. AciDALiA, Treit. 

 A. fulvicosta. 



Fam. MICRONID^. 

 Gen. MicRONiA, Guen. 



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