1118 CATALOGUE OF 



Nazuda DIGESTALIS. 



Mas. Ochraceo-rufa ; ala lineis duabus cinereis angulosis nigri- 

 cante marginatis i 1 a post media albido punctata, 2a submar- 

 ginali, punctis marginalibus nigris ; antica linea basali 

 angulosa nigricante cinereo notata, linea media nigricante, 

 reniformi albida nigricante bipunctata ; posticus puncto ante 

 medio nigro. 



Male. Ochraceous-red, ochraceous-cinereous beneath. Second 

 and third joints of the palpi with pale cinereous tips. Wings with 

 two cinereous zigzag diffusedly blackish-bordered lines ; first line 

 postmedial, accompanied by whitish points, more distinct than the 

 second, which is submarginal ; marginal points black. Fore wings 

 with a zigzag blackish cinereous-marked line near the base ; an 

 indistinct blackish line which is interrupted by the whitish reniform 

 mark ; the latter contains two blackish points. Hind wings with a 

 black antemedial point in the disk. Length of the body 7 lines; 

 of the wings 14 lines. 



St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



Genus SCAMBINA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Fasciculus frontalis productus. 

 Proboscis brevis. Palpi leaves, deflexi, oblique ascendentes, verti- 

 cem non superantes ; articulus 2us subclavatus ; 3us linearis, 2o 

 vix brevior. Antennae setulosae, breviusculse. Thorax cristatus. 

 Pedes leaves, sat robusti ; calcaria longa, robusta. Alee anticae lata?, 

 acuta?, costae dimrdio basali suboonvexo, margine exteriore convexo 

 vix obliquo. 



Male. Body stout. Frontal tuft prominent. Proboscis short. 

 Palpi smooth, obliquely ascending, diverging from each other, not 

 rising higher than the vertex, a little h nger than the breadth of the 

 head; second joint subclavate ; third linear, nearly as long as the 

 second. Antennae minutely setulose, rather short. Thorax with an 

 upright crest. Legs smooth, rather stout ; spurs long, stout. 

 Wings broad. Fore wings acute ; costa slightly convex for half the 

 length from the base; exterior border convex, hardly oblique ; discal 

 fold very distinct ; first, second and third inferior veins approximate 

 at the base ; fourth very remote. 



Type, S. aliena. 



This genus perhaps should not be included with the Therme- 

 sidce. 



