286 CATALOGUE OF 



Fam. 2. CLEDEOBIDiE. 



Corpus longum, gracile. Ocelli duo, distincti. Proboscis dis- 

 tincta, basi squamosa. Palpi porrecti, recti aut incumbentes, nun- 

 quam ascendentes, tborace non breviores ; articulus 3us apice 

 squamoso-hirsutus. Palpi maxillares distincti. Antennae maris 

 saepissime pectinatae. Abdomen alas posticas longe superans, maris 

 cylindricum apice quadratum, fcem. oviductu terebriformi. Pedes 

 longissimi. Alee angustae; anticae strigis eostalibus albis. 



Cledeobidae, Dup. Cat. 209; Steph.; Guen. Belt, et Pyral. 134. 

 Pyralides, Herr.-Sehceff. 



Body long, slender. Two distinct ocelli. Proboscis distinct, 

 squamous at tbe base. Palpi porrect, straight or incumbent, never 

 ascending, as long as or longer than the thorax ; third joint squa- 

 mous-hirsute at the tip. Maxillary palpi distinct. Antennae of the 

 male generally pectinated. Abdomen extending far beyond the 

 hind wings, cylindrical, and with a quadrate tip in the male, often 

 furnished with a terebriform oviduct in the female. Legs very 

 long. Wings narrow. Fore wings with white costal streaks. 



A. Antennae maris pectinatae. 2. Cledeobia, Steph. 



B. Antennas maris non pectinatae. 



A. Antennae maris setosae. - 1. Actenia, Guen. 



B. Antennae maris fasciculate setosae. - 3. Eurrhypis, H'ubn. 



Genus 1. ACTENIA. 



Corpus gracile. Proboscis brevissima, squamosa. Palpi in- 

 cumbentes, laevi-squamosae, apice acutae, thorace non longiores, 

 articulus indistinctis. Palpi maxillares pilis frontalibus occulti. 

 Antennae maris setosae. Abdomen maris cylindricum apice qua- 

 dratum, fcem. oviductu nullo conspicuo. Alae integrae ; anticae sub. 

 trigonae, apice elongata?, linea media punctoque discali distinctis ; 

 posticae lituris nullis. 



Synaphe, p., Hubn. Verz. Schm. 347. 

 Pyralis, p., Treit. ; Herr.-Schceff. 

 Cledeobia, p., Dup. 

 Actenia, Guen. Belt, et Pyral. 134. 



Body slender. Proboscis squamous, very short. Palpi in- 

 cumbent, smoothly squamous, acute at the tips, not longer than the 



