80 Journal New York Entomological Society. l^'o' x. 



External margin falcate below apex Panchrysia. 



Palpi obliquely ascending, second joint tufted below. 



Wings narrow with a scale tooth at tornus Eosphoropteryx. 



Palpi upturned, not, or but lit.le exceeding vertex. 



Outer margin falcate ; a scale tooth at tornus Plusia. 



Outer margin even. 

 Eyes normal. 



Outer margin crenulate ; a moderate tooth at tornus Autographa. 



Outer margin entire ; scarcely any tooth at tornus Euchalcia. 



Eyes small, narrow Syngrapha. 



Genus Polychrysia Hiihn. 



Hubner, Verz. bek. Schmett., 251, 1816. Type moneta Fabr. 



" Die Schwingen mit einen ansehnlichen silbernen Mittzeichen 

 bemerkt, fast gans golden oder silbern scheinend, braunschattig ange- 

 legt." 



Hubner thus describes the genus, using colorational characters only. 

 Moneta is mentioned, sole species and therefore type. The genus 

 may be recognized by the characters given in the table. Of one of the 

 American species, Deva trabca Smith, I may say that I am unable to 

 differentiate it specifically from the European moneta. The other 

 ^\)^z\e-i, formosa Grt., has been discovered by Mr. Kearfott in the 

 larval state. The genus Chrysoptera Latr., is synonymous. 



Genus Panchrysia Hi'ibn. 



Hubner, Verz. bek. Schmett., 252, 1816. Type deaurata Esp. 



" Die Schwingen unrichtig braun bezeichnet, ganz golden und 

 braunschattig angelegt." 



Type and sole species i?///r(? Hiibn., = deaurata Esp.; Deva Walk. 

 (Cat. Brit. Mus., XIV, 1791, 1858) is synonymous. The only Amer- 

 ican species referable, that 1 know, \s f'nrpiirigera Walk. 



Genus Eosphoropteryx, nov. 



Palpi obliquely ascending, second and third joints straight, exceeding the head 

 by nearly twice its length, second joint long haired below, third long, flattened. 

 Wings elongate, inner margin excavate, a tuft of scales at tornus ; outer margin con- 

 vex, entire. A thick double tuft on thorax, spreading ; a dorsal tuft on third 

 abdominal segment. 



Named in allusion to the pink color on the wings of the type and 

 sole species, thxatiroides Guen. 



Genus Plusia Ochs. 

 ( Vhsenheimer, Schmett. Eur., IV, 89, 18 16. Type chrysitis Esp. 



