﻿1560 CATALOGUE OF 



Genus 7. THERMESIA. 



Corpus Iseve, sat gracile. Fasciculus frontalis prominens, 

 aculus. Proboscis brevis. Palpi oblique ascendentes, sat graciles, 

 subpilosi; aniculus 3us lanceolatus, 2i dimidio brevior aut non 

 longior. Antennae graciles, crenulatae. Abdomen cylindrico- 

 conicum, alas posticas non aut vix superans. Pedes longiusculi, 

 sat graciles, vix pilosi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus longissimis. AIeb 

 tenues, integree, concolores, lituris non diversis, anticse acutSB, sub- 

 falcatse. - 



Thermesia, Hubn, Verz. Schmett. Guen. Noct. iii. 353. 1 



Body smootb, ratber slender. Frontal tuft prominent, acute. 

 Proboscis sbort. Palpi obliquely ascending, rather slender, 

 slightly pilose ; third joint lanceolate, about half the length of the 

 second, or less. Antennae slender, crenulate ; the cilise much 

 shorter in the female than in the male. Abdomen cylindric-conical, 

 not or very slightly extending beyond the hind wings. Legs rather 

 long and slender, hardly pilose ; hind tibiae with very long spurs. 

 Wings delicate, entire, alike in colour and markings, moderately 

 broad. Fore wings acute, slightly subfalcate. 



North America. 

 1. Thermesia gemmatalis. 



Cinerea ; alee suhtus fuscescentes lineis guttularihus albidis, lineis 

 undulatis plus minusve distinctis et diffusis nigro-cinereisy 

 nebula nonnunquam submarginali fuscescente, linea exteriore 

 duplicata ferruginea aut fusca ; anticce orbiculari nigra punc- 

 tiformi, reniformi maxima nigricante marginata ; postic(B 

 maculis duabus discalibus atris ferrugineo signatis non- 

 nunquam obsoletis. 



Thermesia gemmatalis, Guen, Noct. iii. 355, 1828. 



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



b — k. Venezuela. From Mr. Dyson's collection. 



/ — n. Santarem. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



0. Tapayos. From Mr. Bates' collection. 



p—mm. St. Domingo. From Mr. Tweedie's collection. 



nn — rr. St. Domingo. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



