1472 CATALOGUE OF 



Trochiodes, Guen. Phal. ii. 530. 



Body rather slender. Wings entire, rounded, alike in colour 

 and with like markings. Fore wings not elongated. Hind wings 

 not caudate, nor with a fold. 



i. Trochiodes lithosiata. 



Mas. Cyanescente-nigra ; thorax antiee luteo marginatus ; femora 

 antica subtus lutea ; alee macula magna discali lactea ; anticce 

 subtus unilineata i postica subtus bilineatce. 



Trochiodes lithosiata, Guen. Phal. ii. 530, 1770, pi. 22, f. 2. 



Brazil ? 



Fam. 24. EMPLOCIDiE. 



Emplocida?, Guen. Phal. ii. 530. 



This family is identical with some genera of Nyctemeridce, and 

 the species of Emplocia recorded by Guenee may be transferred to 

 the genera Devara, Mennis and Nelo. 



Genus 1. EMPLOCIA. 



Corpus laeve. Frons plana. Proboscis robusta. Palpi breves, 

 graciles, disjuueti, porrecti aut inenmbentes ; articuli distincti. An- 

 tennas maris pectinatae, fcem. dentatae. Thoracis tegulae breves. 

 Pedes squamosi, glabri ; calcaria quatuor parva. Alas integrae, laeves. 

 velutinae, maculatae, non lineatae, fimbria brevi. 



Emploeia, Herr.-Sch. Exot. Schm. Guen. Phal. ii. 530. 



Body smooth. Front flat. Proboscis robust. Palpi short, 

 slender, porrect or incumbent, apart from each other ; joints distinct 

 Antennae pectinated in the male, deutated in the female. Tegulae 

 of the thorax short. Legs squamous, smooth ; hind- tibiae with four 

 short spurs. Wings entire, smooth, velvety, spotted, without lines ; 

 fringe short. 



1. Emplocia hesperidaria. 



Fusco -nigra ; abbdomen ochraceum, dorso lineisque duabus lateral '- 

 ibus nigris ; alee velutince ; anticce macula oblonga ochraceo- 

 fulva, macula 2aJlavo-alba semihyalina subtus costamattingente, 

 maculis subtus quatuor marginalibus jlavo-albis ; posticce disco 

 fulvo, maculis subtus nonnullis ochraceis. 



Emplocia hesperidaria, Guen. Phal. ii. 532, 177L 



Brazil. 



