184 CATALOGUE OF 



scente, marginis exterioris angulo valde dilatato ; anticce linea 

 interiore fusca subundulata subangulata intus diffusa, lunula 

 discali nigricante, linea exterioris flexura marginem fere 

 attingente ; poslicce puncto discali fusco. 



Male, Whitish ochraceous, darker beneath. Palpi extending 

 a little beyond the head ; third joint conical, very minute. Wings 

 thinly blackish- speckled ; exterior line brown, slightly undulating, 

 diffuse on the outer side ; space between it and the exterior border 

 purplish-tinged ; exterior border forming a much rounded angle. 

 Fore wings rectangular at the tips ; interior line brown, slightly un- 

 dulating and angular, diffuse on the inner side; discal lunule 

 blackish ; exterior line forming an extremely deep bend opposite the 

 angle. Hind wings with a brown discal point ; exterior border ex- 

 cavated on each side of the angle. Length of the body 6 lines; of 

 the wings 18 lines. 



This species is most allied to Selenia, but has also some 

 affinity to Eurymene and to Azelina; the latter genus and Selenia 

 appear to form one group and to include several sections, which, 

 with one exception, are all peculiar to America. 



a. New York. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



5. Selenia Alciphearia. 



Mas. Cinerea ; alee ferrugineo conspersa?,ochraceo tincta, litura 

 discali diffusa indistincta ; antica lineis tribus fuscis sub- 

 parallelis apud costam dilatatis, marginis exterioris angulo 

 rotundato ; posticus linea una diffusa, margine exteriore vix 

 dentato, punctis submarginalibus nigris ; antica subfalcata, 

 biangulata ; postica angulat.ee, denlatce, 



Male, Cinereous. Palpi extending beyond the head. Wings 

 ferruginous-speckled, ochraceous-tinged ; these two colours more 

 prevalent and of a brighter hue on the under side ; discal mark dif- 

 fuse, indistinct. Fore wings rectangular at the tips, with three 

 brown oblique nearly parallel lines, which are dilated on the costa ; 

 exterior border forming a distinct but rounded angle, behind which 

 it is slightly excavated. Hind wings with one diffuse line; exterior 

 border hardly dentate. Length of the body 6 lines; of the wings 

 18 lines, 

 a. New York. Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



