534 CATALOG DE OF 



punctis plurimis plagaque submarginali nigris, margine exte- 

 riore fimbriaque nigricantibus; posticce obscure cinerece, fim- 

 bria apud angulum interior em alba. 



Female. Hoary. Head with a black point on each side in 

 front. Palpi with two black bands. Thorax with two black trans- 

 verse marks on each side in front and with two black discal points 

 hindward. Abdomen brownish, with black points along each side ; 

 a narrow white baud on the hind border of each segment ; apical 

 tuft white. Tarsi with white bands. Fore wings with about thirty- 

 five black points ; a few of these are larger than the others and form 

 two subquadrate clusters hindward ; a black submarginal patch, 

 which is contracted hindward ; exterior border and fringe blackish. 

 Hind wings dark cinereous ; fringe white towards the interior angle. 

 Length of the body 5 — 6 lines ; of the wings 14 — 16 lines. 



a, b. New South Wales. From Mr. Wood's collection. 



Genus 6. PSECADIA. 



Psecadia, Hb. — Erminea, Hw. — Anesychia, Hb. — Prays, Hb. 



Europe and the neighbouring regions. 



1. PSECADIA EUNERELLA. 



funerella, F. 



a. England. Presented by E. Shepherd, Esq. 



b. England. From Mr. Foxcrofi's collection, 

 c— /. England. 



2. PSECADIA LUCTUOSELLA. 



luctuosella, H.-S. 



3. PSECADIA DECEMGUTTELLA. 



decemguttella, Hb. — clodecea, Hw. 



a — i. England. From Mr. Bouchard's collection. 

 j, k. England. 



4. PSECADIA SEXPUNCTELLA. 



sexpunctella, Hb. 



5. PSECADIA FUMIDELLA. 



fumidella, Wck, 



