282 CATALOGUE OF 



1. Carcha Hersilialis. 



Fcem. Rufescente-fusca, subtus cinereo-fusca ; tibice anticce fasci- 

 culis duobus nigricantibus ; tarsi antici albi ; alee anticce 

 fascia media lata pallide rufescenta 1 albo marginata intus sub- 

 concava extus subconvexa, linea marginali pallida; posticce 

 cinereo-fuscce. 



Female. Reddish brown, cinereous-brown beneath. Fore tibiae 

 with two blackish tufts. Fore tarsi white. Fore wings with a 

 broad pale reddish middle band, which is bordered with white and 

 is slightly concave on the inner side, and slightly convex on the 

 outer side ; marginal line, pale, slender. Hind wings cinereous- 

 brown. Length of the body 2| lines ; of the wings 7 lines. 



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



Genus 8. CARDAMYLA. 



Mas. Corpus robustum. Proboscis valida, brevis. Palpi 

 ongiusculi, erecti ; articulus 2us subarcuatus ; 3us subfusiformis, 2i 

 dimidio brevior. Antennae validae, subpubescentes ; articulus basalis 

 incrassatus. Abdomen subcylindricum, alas posticas vix superans ; 

 fasciculus apicalis sat magnus. Pedes robusti, squamosi, calcaribus 

 iongissimis. Alae anticae subrotundatae ; posticae luteae. 



Male. Body stout, squamous. Proboscis robust, short. Palpi 

 rather long, vertical, pilose, not compressed, rising above the head ; 

 second joint slightly curved ; third subfusiform, less than half the 

 length of the second. Antennae stoat, minutely pubescent ; basal 

 joint incrassated. Abdomen nearly cylindrical, hardly extending 

 beyond the hind wings ; apical tuft rather large. Legs robust, 

 squamous ; spurs very long ; fore tibiae with an appendage beneath 

 towards the base. Wings moderately broad. Fore wings some- 

 what rounded at the tips ; costa slightly convex towards the 

 base ; exterior border slightly convex, moderately oblique. Hind 

 wings mostly luteous. 



1. Cardamyla Carinentalis. 



Mas. Nigra ; caput et thorax lutea, nigro varia ; abdomen luteo 

 alboque fasciatum ; pedes albo fasciati,femoribus luteo vittatis; 

 alee anticce lineis tribus undulatis venisque albidis, fascia 

 media pallide virdi maculam nigrum includente, subtus 

 ochracea3 upice nigrce ; posticce Icete ochracece, macula mar- 

 gineque nigris. 



