344 CATALOGUE OF 



Fam. 1. PALINDID.fi. 



Corpus gracile. Ala? lata?, sericeae ; anticae lineis aut fasciis 

 bene detenu inatis, niaculis rnetaliicis, apice acuta? : posticae saepis- 

 sime angulata?. 



Palindidae, Guen. Xoct. ii. 274. 



Body slender. Wings broad, shining, with distinct bands 

 or transverse lines, and generally with metallic marks. Fore wings 

 acute at the tips. Hind wings most often angular or with a short 

 tail. 



A. Palpi art iculis distin: - - 1. Palindia, Guen, 



B. Palpi articulis indistinctis. 2. Homodes, Guen. 



Genus 1. PALIXD1A. 



Corpus sat gracile. Proboscis mediocriter longa. Palpi 

 ascendentes, subarcuati. vix longi ; articulus 3us ? cylindricus, 2i 

 dimidio longior. Antennae simplices, corporis dimidio multo lon- 

 giores. Abdomen alas posticas non superans. Pedes validi ; tibia? 

 postica? calcaribus longis. Ala? lata? ; antica? apud eostam sub- 

 recta?, apice subrotundata?, margine exteriore subconvexo, mediocri- 

 ter obliquo ; posticae apud marginis exterioris medium subangulata?, 



Eulepidotis et Phrygionis, H'ubn. Verz. Sckmett. 291, 307. 

 Palindia, G ::. ii. 274. 



Body rather slender. Proboscis moderately long. Palpi mo- 

 derately long, slightly curved, almost vertical : third joint cylindri- 

 cal, more than half the length of the second. Antenna? simple, 

 much more than half the length of the body. Abdomen not 

 extending beyond the hind wings. Legs stout ; hind tibiae with 

 long spurs. Wings broad. Fore wings straight in front, slightly 

 rounded at the tips, slightly convex and moderately oblique along 

 the exterior border. Hind wings slightly angular in the middle of 

 the exterior border. 



