LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 967 



1. EcREGMA TRANDUCTA. 



Mas. Albido-testacea ; alee anticce lineis duabus transversis fer- 

 rugineis, 2a obliqua subarcuata, venis maculaque discali 

 nigricantibus ; posticce albidce, cinereo submarginata. 



Male. Whitish testaceous. Fore wings with two transverse 

 ferruginous lines, the one interior, the second ohlique, exterior and 

 slightly curved; veins mostly and discal spot blackish. Hind 

 wings whitish, with slightly cinereons borders. Length of the body 

 7 lines; of the wings 17 lines. 



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



Fam. 6. HEMICERID^. 



Corpus lseve, sat robustum. Proboscis mediocris. Palpi 

 saepissime ascendentes, caput non aut vix superantes. Antennae 

 longae, ciliatae. Thorax brevis, tegulis non remotis. Abdomen 

 longiusculum, alas posticas saepissime superans. Tibiae posticae 

 calcaribus longis. Alae antica? nonnunquam subhamatae, margine 

 interiore saepe excavato. Mas. — Antennae saepe peciinataj. 



Hemiceridse, Guen. Noct. ii. 377. 



Body smooth, moderately stout. Proboscis of moderate length. 

 Palpi most often ascending, not or but slightly extending beyond 

 the head. Antennae long, ciliated. Thorax short; lappets not 

 remote. Hind tibiae with long spurs. Fore wings in some species 

 slightly falcate ; the interior border often excavated. Male. — An- 

 tennae most often pectinated. 



A. Pedes pilosi. 



A. Pedes breves. - 1. Canodia, Guen. 



B. Pedes non breves. 



a. Alae anticae apice acutae. 



a. Antennae maris basi pectinatae. - 3. Hemiceras, Guen. 



b. Antennae maris fere ad apices pectinatae. 



4. Lymphorta, Walk. 



b. Alae anticae apice rotundatee. - 6. Westermannia, H'ubn. 



B. Pedes non aut vix pilosi. 



A. Antennae pubescentes. 2. Arcyophora, Guen. 



B. Antennae non pubescentes. - - 5. Achamiodes, Guen, 



