1036 % CATALOGUE OF 



Brachionycha cassinea, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. (Phalcence Sphing- 



oides Dimorphce Noctuceformes), 144, 1528. 

 Petasia cassinea, Steph. III. Brit. Ent. Haust. ii. 32, 1. Westw. fy 



Humph. Brit. Moths, i. 70, pi. 14, f. 7, 8. 

 Asteroscopus cassinea, Boisd. Ind. Meth. 59. Duponch. Cat. Meth. 



Lep! 89. 



a— g. England. From Mr. Stephens' collection. 

 h — k. England. 



I, m. Europe. From M. Becker's collection. 

 n. France. 



2. Brachionycha nubeculosa. 



Cinerea ; abdomen fuscum ; alee anticce cinereo fuscoque nebulosee 

 .atroque parum undatce, in medio lineola abbreviata nivea atro 

 utrinque marginata, subtus cinerece disco fusco ; posticce sub- 

 lus albidce macula centrali fusca. 



Bombyx centrolinea, Fabr. Mant. Ins. ii. 126, 149. Ent. Syst.m. 



\\ 460, 165.- GmeL ed. Syst. Nat. i. 5, 2423, 530. Borkh. 



Schmett, iii. 440, 168; 444,*] 70. Esp. Schmett. iii. pi. 48, f. 6. 

 Bombyx Sphinx, Hubn. Bomb. pi. 2, f. 3, 4. 

 Xylina centrolinea, Tre.it. Schmett. v. 3, 55, 22. Duponch. Pap. de 



France, vn. pi. 114, f. 1. 

 Brachionyx nubeculosa, Meig. Sijst. Beschr. Eur. Schmett. iii. 179, 



pi. 109, f. 8. 

 Brachionycha nubeculosa, Hubn. Verz. Schmett. (Phalcenee 



Sphingoides Dimorphce Noctuceformes), 144, 1527. 



a, b. Europe. From M. Becker's collection. 



Genus 31. CLEAPA. 



Mas. Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis non conspicua. Palpi 

 validi, pilosi, porrecti, caput prrpaullo superantes; articulus 3us 

 conicus, acutus. Antennae mediocriter pectinatae, thorace paullo 

 longiores. Abdomen alas posticas vix superans. Pedes validi ; 

 tibiae posticae calcaribus quatuor longis. Alae latae ; anticae apud 

 costam recta?, apice vix angulatae, margine exteriore subobliquo. 



Male. Besembles the Noctuites. Body moderately stout. 

 Proboscis not visible. Palpi stout, pilose, porrect, extending very 

 little beyond the head ; third joint conical, acute. Antennae mode- 

 rately pectinated, rather longer than the thorax. Abdomen extend- 

 ing very little beyond the hind wings. Legs stout; hind tibiae with 

 four long spurs. Wings broad. Fore wings almost straight in 



