144 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 22. HYPERETIS. 



Corpus sat gracile. Frons plana, subproducta. Palpi breves, 

 subaseendentes ; articulus 2us robustus ; 3us minimus. Antennae 

 maris pectinatae, fosminaB subpectinatae. Abdomen maris vix fasci- 

 culatum. Pedes breviusculi ; tibiae posticae non incrassatae, femori- 

 bus non longiores, calcaribus approximatis vix longis. Alae amplae, 

 saepissime obscurae, conspersae aut strigatae, margine exteriore flexo ; 

 posticae bis~emarginatae. 



Metrocampa, p. et Probole, Herr.-Sch. 

 Hyperetis, Guen. Phal. i. 1 17. 



Body ratber slender. Front flat, advancing between the palpi. 

 Palpi short, slightly ascending ; second joint stout ; third extremely 

 minute. Antennae moderately pectinated in the male, slightly pec- 

 tinated in the female. Abdomen of the male hardly tufted. Legs 

 rather short ; hind tibiae not incrassated, as long as the femora ; 

 spurs approximate, moderately long. Wings ample, very generally 

 dull, speckled or streaked ; exterior border bent, that of the hind 

 wings with a concavity on each side of the bend. 



The following species should very probably be reduced in 

 number, but they are here kept separate on account of the deficiency 

 of specimens in the Museum. 



A. Alae obscurae. 



A. Alae margine non nigricante. 



a. Alae latiores, breviores. 



a. Alae fascia marginali tota non violaceo-ferruginea. 

 i. Alae magis angulosae. 



* Alae anticae linea interiore bene determinata. 



Nyssaria, Abb. 

 ** Alae anticae linea interiore vix determinata. 



subsinuaria, Guen. 

 ii. Alae minus angulosae. - - persinuaria, Guen. 



b. Alae fascia marginali tota saturate violaceo-ferruginea. 



exsinuaria, Guen. 



b. Alae angustiores, longiores. 



a. Alae anticae fascia sinuata. - - insinuaria, Guen. 



b. Alae anticae fascia valde sinuata. - alienaria, Herr.-Sch. 



B. Alae margine nigricante. - - amicaria, Herr.-Sch. 



B. Alae ochraceo-purpurascentes. - - Nepiasaria, Walk. 



