1464 catalogue of 



2. Hedyle rubedinaria. 



Mas. Albido-cinerea ; palpi apice nigri ; antenna subserratce, 

 subpubescentes ; tibice posteriores apice nigra et incrassatce ; 

 alee subopaca, fusco conspersce, roseo sordido tinctce, gutta 

 discali nigra ; antica subfalcala, margine exteriore antico 

 excavato et angulato. 



Male. Whitish cinereous. Antenuae minutely serrated and 

 pubescent. Third joint of the palpi black, linear, obtuse, more than 

 half the length of the second. Fore tibiae with a robust appendage ; 

 fore tarsi with black bands. Knees black. Posterior tibiae black 

 and incrassated at the tips. Wings very slightly hyaline, trans- 

 versely brown-streaked, tinged with dull rosy red ; discal dot black ; 

 under side more thinly speckled. Fore wings acute, subfalcate ; 

 exterior border angular in front, excavated nearer the tip. Length 

 of the body 6 lines ; of the wings 20 lines. 



a. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Genus 2. VENODES, 



Mas et fcem. Corpus gracile. Caput parvum : frons producta, 

 pilosa. Palpi pilosi, approximate caput superantes ; articuli sat 

 distincti. Pedes graciles ; tibiae posticae bicalcaratae, femoribus non 

 longiores. Alae oblongae, integrae, concolores, lituris non diversis ; 

 anticae acuta? ; posticae rotundatae. Mas. — Antennae pectinatae. 

 Fcem. — Antennae crenulatae, ciliatae. 



Venodes, Guen. Phal. ii. 522. 



Male and female. Body slender. Head small ; front promi- 

 nent, pilose. Palpi pilose, approximate, extending beyond the 

 head; joints rather distinct. Legs slender; hind tibiae not longer 

 than the femora, with one pair of spurs. Wings oblong, entire, alike 

 in colour, without markings. Fore wings acute. Hind wings 

 rounded. Male. — Antennae pectinated ; branches slender, with long 

 fasciculated ciliae. Female. — Antennae crenulate ; each joint with 

 two ciliae. 



1. Venodes Napiaria. 



Mas et fcem. Flavescente-alba ; ala anticce costa margineque 

 interiore bast venisque nigricantibus. 



Venodes Napiaria, Guen. Phal. ii. 522, 1759, pi. 20, f. 7. 



Brazil. 





