LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 253 



Palpi long; third joint elongated. 



Isle St. Thomas. 



a, b. Jamaica. From Mr. Gosse's collection. 

 c. ? Presented by E. Doubleday, Esq. 



Group 22. ANYCLES. 



Mas. Corpus longiusculum. Palpi breviusculi ; articulus 3us 

 minimus. Antennae late pectinatae, apices versus simplices. Alae bre- 

 viusculae, peraugustae, postice angulatae. Pedes sat validi ; tibiae 

 posticae calcaribus longiusculis. 



Fcem. P Antennae simplices subsetosae. 



Anycles, MSS. 



Male. Body rather long. Palpi rather short ; third joint very 

 small. Antennae rather deeply pectinated for nearly two-thirds of 

 the length, setaceous and abruptly simple from thence to the tips. 

 Wings rather short, very narrow. Fore wings distinctly angular on 

 the hind border. Hind wings distinctly angular on the hind borders 

 and at the tips. Abdomen slightly tapering from the base to the 

 tip. Legs moderately stout ; spurs of the hind tibiae rather long. 



Female ? Antennae simple and beset with short bristles along 

 the whole length. Wings short, extremely narrow, less distinctly 

 angular. 



93. EUCHEOMIA ANTHRACINA. 



Mas. Purpureo-nigra ; prothorax subtus rufo biguttatus ; abdo- 

 men basi albo bimaculatum ; alee anticce apices versus sordide 

 albce ; posticce fuscce margine antico albido. Fcem. ? Alee an- 

 tiece fascia subapicali albida, apice nigricantes. 



Anycles anthracina, MSS. 



Male. Purplish black. Prothorax with a red dot on each side 

 beneath. Fore wings towards the tips dingy white, between which 

 and the black there is a slight brown interval ; fringe black. Hind 

 wings dark brown, dingy white in front. Abdomen with an oblong 

 oblique shining white spot on each side at the base. 



Female P Fore wings with a whitish band at three-fourths of 

 the length, blackish from thence to the tips. Length of the body 

 5 — 6 lines ; of the wings 12 — 14 lines. 



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