752 CATALOGUE OF 



4. HOMOPHYSA LEPIDALIS. 



Luleo-flava ; alee anticce fasciis interiore et submarginali cinereis 

 undulatis, 2a extus fusco marginata, guttis intermediis cinereis, 

 umbra discali fuscescente ; posticce vitta discali abbreviata 

 cinerea, fascia submarginali cinerea fusco marginata. 



Phalaena-Pyralis lepidaria, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. 161, pi. 371, f. K. 

 Homophysa lepidalis, Guen. Belt, et Pyral. 365, 448. 



Surinam. 



5. Homophysa mickalis. 



Foem. Alba ; corpus flavo varium ; alee anticce spatio medio macu- 

 lisquc duabus apud marginem exterior em fuscescente-cinereis, 

 maculis basalibus maculisque tribus costalibus subapicalibus* 

 lineis duabus vagis e atomis nigricantibus, fimbria albo et nigri- 

 cante inter cisa flavo varia ; posticce nigricantes, apud marginem 

 albo tinctce. 



Homophysa micralis, Guen. Belt, et Pyral. 366, 452. 



Interior of Brazil. 



Genus 10. PIONEA. 



Corpus gracile. Palpi porrecti, rostriformes, plus minus ve 

 acuti. Palpi maxillares bene determinati. Antennae breviusculae, 

 glabrae aut vix pubescentes. Abdomen conicum, carinatum, alas 

 posticas vix aut paullo superans. Pedes glabri, sat validi. Alas 

 amplae, plus minusve acuta?, nonnbnquam falcatae. 



Botys, p. Treit. ; Dup. ; Herr-Schceff. 

 Mesographe, p. et Evergestis, p. Hubn. Verz. Schm. 354. 

 Mesograpbe et Margaritia, p. Steph. III. Brit. Haust. iv. 

 Pionea, Guen. Belt, et Pyral. 



Body slender. Proboscis slender, rather short. Palpi straight, 

 contiguous, rostriform, squamous-hirsute, more or less acute, a little 

 shorter or longer than the breadth of the head. Maxillary palpi 

 very distinct, penicillated. Antennae prismatic, rather short, bare 

 or hardly pubescent. Thorax short. Abdomen conical, keeled, 

 extending hardly or a little beyond the hind wings, with two di- 

 verging apical tufts in the male. Legs rather stout, bare ; spurs 

 moderately long. Wings ample. Fore wings more or less acute, or 

 even falcate. 



