158 NOCTITID.^. 



slight streak with the postmedial line at vein 2 ; a slight hlack 

 streak in discal fold from end of cell to the postmedial line, which 

 is indistinctly marked by black scales, dentate, oblique to vein 5, 

 then inwardly oblique to the submedian fold and angled outwards 

 at vein 1, some white points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line 

 white, oblique towards costa, then dentate, excurved at middle ; a 

 terminal series of black and white points ; cilia red-brown, inter- 

 sected by white streaks at base and chequered with white at tips. 

 Hind wing pale red-brown ; a terminal series of black points ; 

 cilia whitish at tips ; the underside violaceous white irrorated with 

 red-brown, a black discoidal spot and terminal series of black 

 points. 



Hah. U.S.A. {Douhleday), 1 S type, Florida. Exp. 32 miUim. 



Genus CYMOSAFIA, nov. 



Type, C. iahci. 



Proboscis fully developecl ; palpi nptnviied, the 2nd joint rebelling to aboTO 

 middle of frons with an oblique ridge of S(^ales at middle, the 3rd moderate, 

 thickly scaled ; frons smooth; eyes large, round ; antennas of male ciliated; 

 thorax clothed with scales and hair mixed ; the metathorax witii depressed 

 crest; fore tibia; fringed witli long hair, the mid and hind tibiffi moderately 

 frhiged with hair, the mid tibiaj of male dilated with a groove containing a 

 tuft of hair, the fore and hind tibiae not spined; abdomen smoothly scaled 

 and without crests. Fore wing with the apex rounded, the termen crenulate, 

 produced at veins and 4, then oblique ; veins 3 and 6 from near angle of 

 cell ; 6 from upper angle ; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 

 11 from cell. Hind wing with the termen crenulate and somewhat produced 

 at veins 6 and 4; the cell nearly half the length of wing; veins 3, 4 from 

 angle; 5 fully developed from just above angle; 6,7 from upper angle; 8 

 anastomosing with the cell near base only. 



A. Fore wing on underside with the postmedial line incurved 



from costa to vein 5 pallida. 



B. Fore wing on underside with the postmedial line excurved 



and waved from costa to vein 5 laba. 



7948. Cymosafia pallida, n. sp. (Plate CCXXV. fig. 9.) 



Head and thorax ochreous whitish tinged with red-brown ; palpi 

 with black band on 1st joint and red-brown bands on 2nd and 3rd 

 joints ; pectus and legs ochreous white irrorated with brown ; 

 abdomen ochreous white tinged with red-brown and with dorsal 

 series of slight dark points, the ventral surface white. Fore wing 

 ochreous white tinged with red-brown and slightly irrorated with 

 dark brown ; a curved whitish subbasal striga from costa defined 

 on inner side by brown ; antemedial line indistinct, whitish, 

 incompletely defined on outer side by black-brown, angled out- 

 wards below costa and inwards on median nervure and vein 1 ; 

 orbicular a minute dark spot with whitish annulus ; reniform with 

 incomplete whitish annulus and its centre incompletely defined by 

 dark brown, large, its edges sinuous, some whitish above it on 



