672 CATALOGUE OF 



Body slender. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi rather slen- 

 der, hardly ascending ; third joint conical, less than one-fourth of 

 the length of the second. Antennae a little more than half the 

 length of the body. Legs slender ; hind tibiae with long spurs. 

 Fore wings rather broad, straight in front, angular at the tips, very 

 slightly oblique along the exterior border. Male. — Antennae 

 slightly ciliated. Abdomen extending beyond the hind wings. 

 Female. — Abdomen not extending beyond the hind wings. 



1. Oria sanguinea. 



Mas. Albido'jlavescens ; alee antiea rufescenies niyro veno&a 

 Jlavido varia, fasciis duabus obliguis maculaque intermedia 

 discali nigricantibus ; posticce nigricantes, ciliis pallido mar- 

 ginatis. 



Oria sanguinea (Noctua genuina, Heliophila pallida), Geyer, 

 Samml. Exot. Schmett. iv. 9, 307, f. 613, 614. Gaen. NocL ii. 

 167,913. 



Georgia. 



a, b. North America. From Mr. Milne's collection. 

 c — e. North America. 



Genus 2. CHARICLEA. 



Corpus robustum. Proboscis mediocriter longa. Palpi validi, 

 porrecti, pilosi, caput paullo superantes : articulus 3us conicus, 2i 

 quadrante non longior. Antennae simplices, corporis dimidio multo 

 longiores. Thorax postice cristatus. Abdomen alas posticas paull 

 superans. Pedes mediocriter validi ; tibiae posticae calcaribus Ion 

 gis. Alae anticae mediocriter latae, apud costam rectae, apice rotun< 

 datae, margine exteriore mediocriter obliquo apud medium sub- 

 convexo. 



Chariclea, Steph. ; Boisd. ; Guen. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. viii. 521 



NocL ii. 

 Xylina, p., Ochs. ; Treits. 

 Periphanea, p., Hubn. Verz. Schmett. 247, 



Body stout. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi stout, porrect, 

 pilose, extending a little beyond the head ; third joint conical, not 

 more than one-fourth of the length of the second. Antennae simple, 

 much more than half the length of the body. Thorax crested hind- 

 ward. Abdomen extending for one-fourth of its length beyond the 





