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LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 395 



middle of the interior border, and with a blackish subapical dot. 

 Length of the body 3 lines; of the wings 8 lines. 



Sarawak, Borneo. In Mr. Saunders 1 collection. 



Genus 17. HYMENIA. 



Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis valida. Palpi ascendentes, 

 subarcuati ; articuli lus et 2us lati, squamosi ; 3us gracilis, lanceo- 

 latus, bene determinatus. Antennae setaceae, simplices. Abdomen 

 cylindricum, alas posticas superans. Pedes graciles, lagves, calca- 

 ribus longis subaequalibus. Alae rotundatae, concolores, lituris non 

 diversis ; anticae angustaB, apice oblusae. Mas. — Antennae validae ; 

 articulus lus nodosus. Abdomen fasciculo apicali lato. 



Hymenia, H'ubn. Verz. Sckm. 360. 

 Spoladea, Guen. Dett. et Pyral. 324 . 



Body moderately stout. Proboscis stout, moderately long. 

 Palpi slightly curved, ascending, vertical ; first and second joints 

 broad, squamous ; third slender, lanceolate, very distinct. An- 

 tennas setaceous, simple, rather short in the tropical species, stout 

 and with the first joint nodose in the male, slender in the female. 

 Abdomen cylindrical, extending a little beyond the hind wings, 

 with a broad apical tuft in the male. Legs slender, smooth ; spurs 

 long, nearly equal. Wings rounded, alike in colour, and with 

 similar markings. Fore wings narrow, obtuse at the tips. Hind 

 wings well developed. 



North America. 

 1. Hymenia perspectalis. 



Nigro-fusca, subtus alba ; abdominis segmenta albo marginata ; 

 aim testaceo varia, fimbria albo varia ; anticce lineis duabus 

 albis, la arcuata, 2a informi interrupta antice abbreviata, 

 striga exteriore transversa costali punctisque duobus posterio- 

 ribus nonnnnquam obsoletis albis ; posticus fascia obliqua 

 dentata alba. 



Pyralis perspectalis, H'ubn. Exot. Schm. Pyral. f. 101. 

 Hymenia perspectalis, H'ubn. Verz. Schm. 361, 3452. 

 Spoladea perspectalis, Guen. Belt, et Pyral. 226, 192. 



a, c. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 



d — g. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



