622 CATALOGUE OF 



border, and with a black undulating submarginal line ; two aeneous- 

 brown stripes, the fore one angulose, streaked and bordered with 

 black, more distinct than the hind one; ciliae brown, with a row of 

 white dots at the base. Hind wings luteous, with very broad aeneous- 

 brown borders, and with whitish luteous ciliae. Length of the body 

 10 lines ; of the wings 23 lines. 



a. Eio Janeiro. From Mr. Stevens' collection. 



Genus 9. XYLINA. 



Corpus robustum. Caput antice fasciculatum. Proboscis 

 brevis. Palpi porrecti, pilosi, caput paullo superantes ; articulus 

 3us cylindricus, 2i triente aequalis. Antennae validae, corporis dimi- 

 dio multo longiores. Abdomen latum, basi cristatum, alas posticas 

 paullo superans. Pedes validi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus longis. 

 Alae anticae mediocriter latae aut sat angustae, apud costam rectae, 

 apice rotundatae, margine exteriore subconvexo subdenticulato, me- 

 diocriter aut valde obliquo. Mas. — Antennae subciliatae. 



Xylina, p., Ochs. ; Treit. ; Dup. ; Bond. ; Steph. ; Guen. Ann. 



Soc. Ent. Fr. viii. 503 ; Noct. ii. 117. 

 Graptolitha, p., et Lithophane, p., Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 



Body stout. Frontal tuft conspicuous. Proboscis short. 

 Palpi porrect, pilose, extending a little beyond the head ; third 

 joint cylindrical, about one-third of the length of the second. An- 

 tennae stout ; much more than half the length of the^ody. Abdo- 

 men broad, extending a little beyond the hind wings, crested near 

 the base. Legs stout ; hind tibiae with four long spurs. Fore wings 

 moderately broad, straight in front, rounded at the tips, slightly 

 convex and denticulated, and moderately oblique along the exterior 

 border. Male. — Antennae minutely ciliated. 



A. Alae anticae non fusco variae. 



A. Alae posticae fusco-rufescentes. - - Merckii, Ramb. 



B. Alae posticae cervinae. - Zinckenii, Treit. 



C. Alae posticae pallidae. 



a. Alae anticae plaga alba. .-- cinerosa, Guen. 



b. Alae anticae plaga nulla alba. - rhizolitha, Wien. Verz. 



B. Alae anticae fusco variae. 



A. Alae anticae non angustae. - - conform is, Wien. Verz. 



B. Alae anticae angustae. - lauidea, Hubn. 



C. Alae anticae dimidio basali fusco. - Ingrica, Herr.-Schceff. 



D. Alae anticae cervinae. - petriticata, Wien. Verz. 



E. Alae anticae fuscae. .... semibrunnea, Haw. 



