460 CATALOGUE OF 



length of the second. Wings with six oblique luteous partly brown- 

 bordered bands ; fourth or exterior band much bent ; a brown line 

 between the submarginal line and the marginal one, which is 

 accompanied by black points. Length of the body 4 (?) lines ; of 

 the wings 9 lines. 



c. Honduras. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



8. Hydkocampa Laothoeams. 



Fcem. Alba ; palpi longiusculi ; articulus 3ns 2i dimidio lon- 

 gior ; thorax punctis duobus anticis lateralibus nigris ; abdo- 

 men alas posticas perpaullo superans : alceantica punciis duo- 

 bus basalibus nigris, Lineis quatuor subarcualis pallide fuscis, 

 la abbreviata, 2a interrupta an lice duplicata, 3a antice dupli- 

 cata postice obsoleta, 4a marginali apud alee apicem strigam 

 obliquam nigricantem fingente, costa ex parte lutea nigro 

 biguttata ; posticus lineis minus determinatis. 



Female. Closely alliod to H. Clymenalis, White. Palpi as- 

 cending, rather long ; third joint lanceolate, more than half the 

 length of the second, with which it forms an angle. Antennae quite 

 smooth. Thorax with a black point on each side in front. Abdo- 

 men extending very little beyond the hind wings. Fore wings with 

 two black points at the base ; four slight curved pale brown lines ; 

 tirst abbreviated in front and behind ; second double in front, inter- 

 rupted in the middle; third double in front, obsolete hindwardj 

 fourth marginal, terminating in an oblique apical blackish streak ; 

 costa partly luteous, with a black dot near the base, and another 

 beyond two-thirds of the length. Hind wings with the lines more 

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



a, b. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



Africa. 



9. Hydrocampa Circealis. 

 Mas. — Cinerea; caput apud oculos album ; palporum articulus Sus 

 2t dimidio brevior ; abdomen alas posticas dimidio superans; 

 ala? alba?, nigro subconspersa?, lineis obliquis fuscis, linea exte- 

 riore lata, submarginali tenui, fimbria fuscescente. Fcem. — 

 Aim antic ob fas ciis f err ugineo-fascis latioribus ,* posticce lineis 

 angustioribus. 



