1336 CATALOGUE OF 



Male, Reddish fawn-colour. Antennae testaceous. Fore 

 wings partly blackish along the exterior border, with a hoary brown- 

 bordered discal spot, and with two very slender testaceous bands ; 

 one band towards the base, undulating, bordered with brown on the 

 outer side, the other oblique, beyond the spot, bordered with brown 

 on the inner side. Hind wings with a yellow brown-bordered spot, 

 which is a little smaller than that of the fore wings ; exterior half 

 paler, with a reddish band. Length of the body 6 — 7 lines ; of the 

 wings 16 — 18 lines. 



a, Rio Janeiro. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



b, Brazil. From Mr. Argent's collection. 



c, Brazil. From Mr. Children's collection. 



d, e. Brazil. 



Genus 27. MIMALLO. 



Corpus sat robustum. Proboscis non conspicua. Palpi sat 

 graciles, caput non superantes ; articulus 3us acuto-conicus. An- 

 tennae thorace vix breviores. Abdomen alas posticas paullo su- 

 perans. Pedes validi, non pilosi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus duobus 

 minutis apicalibus. Alae anticae sat angustae, apud costam rectae, 

 apice angulatae, margine exteriore plus minusve obliquo. 



Mimallo, Hubn. Verz. SchmetU 190. 

 Phalaena-Bombyx Attacus, p., Cram, 



Body rather stout. Proboscis not visible. Palpi rather slen- 

 der, not extending beyond the head ; third joint acutely conical. 

 Antennae hardly shorter than the thorax. Abdomen extending 

 a little beyond the hind wings. Legs stout, not pilose ; hind tibiae 

 with two minute apical spurs. Fore wings rather narrow, angular 

 at the tips, more or less oblique along the exterior border. 



This genus is very nearly allied to Perophora, one of the 

 Psychidce. 



A. Alae posticse non rufo aut ferrugineo variae. 



• A. Alae purpureo fasciatae. - Arailia, Cram, 



B. Alae purpureo non fasciatae. - plana, Walk. 



B. Alae posticae rufo aut ferrugineo variae. 



A. Alae purpureo variae. - saturata, Walk. 



B. Alae non purpureo variae. 



a. Alae posticae fascia rufa aut ferrugineo. 



a. Abdomen rufo vittatum. - despecta, Walk, 



b. Abdomen rufo non vittatum. - - plagiata, Walk. 



b. Alas posticae fere totae rufae aut ferrugineae. Verago, Cram. 



