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straight, rather oblique. Hind wings with the exterior border con- 

 vex ; interior angle rather prominent. Length of the body 5 lines ; 

 of the wings 12 lines. . 



a. Ega. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



Genus 10. PRIOCYCLA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Fasciculus frontalis productus. 

 Palpi porrecti, caput paullo superantes ; articulus 3us conieus, 

 minimus. Antennae sat late pectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas 

 non superans. Tibiae posticae incrassatae. Alae mediocres ; anticae 

 non falcatae, costa convexa, margin e exteriore convexo dentato ; 

 posticae margine exteriore valde dentato. 



Priocycla, Guen. Phal. i. 90. 



Male. Body moderately stout. Frontal tuft prominent. Palpi 

 porrect, extending a little beyond the head ; third joint conical, 

 very minute. Antennae rather broadly pectinated. Abdomen not 

 exteuding beyond the hind wings. Hind tibiae incrassated. Wings 

 moderately broad ; exterior border dentate or scolloped. Fore 

 wings not falcate; costa convex; exterior border convex, slightly 

 oblique. Hind wings with the excavations of the exterior border 

 much deeper than those of the fore wings. 



1. Priocycla armataria. 



Mas. Ferrugineo-cervina, subtus lutea; ala linea exteriore sub- 

 undulata fusca intus ferrugineo late marginata, spatio ad hue 

 exteriore purpurascente-cinereo suffuso ; antica linea interiore 

 ferruginea obliqua subundulata, costa ex parte cana. 



Geometra armataria, Herr.-Sch. Lep. Exot. f. 373, 374. 

 Priocycla armataria, Guen. Phal. i. 91, 136. 



a—f. United States. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



Genus 11. THERAPIS. 



Corpus sat robustum. Frons prominens, obtusa. Palpi breves, 

 declivi, obtusi ; articulus 3us minimus. Abdomen alas posticas 

 non superans. Metatarsus anticus longus. Tibiae posticae sub- 

 iucrassatae. Alae mediocres; anticae falcatae, margine exteriore 



