Revision of the American Notodontidsa. 267 



Cargida, gen. nov. 



Antennae pectinated in male, serrate in female. Palpi porrect, 

 hairy ; third joint short. Primaries : vein 5 from middle of disco- 

 cellular ; 6 from upper angle of cell ; 7 from end of areole ; 8-10 

 stalked. Secondaries : veins 3 and 4 apart ; 6 and 7 from a 

 point. 



Type. Cargida pyrrha, Druce. 



Byrrha, Druce (Heterocampa ?), Biol. Centr.-Amer. Het., 

 p. 459, t. xci, ff. 4, 5 (1898). 



MlNARA. 



Minam, Walk., Cat Lep. Het., B. M. vii, p. 1711 (1856). 



Antennce pectinated to tips in male, simple in female. Palpi 

 hairy, porrect, extending just beyond frons ; third joint half as long 

 as second. Primaries broad ; vein 5 from centre of discocellular ; 6 

 from upper angle of cell ; areole long ; 8 and 10 on short stalk. 

 Secondaries ; veins 3 and 4 apart ; 6 and 7 stalked. 



Type. M. histrionica, H. S. 

 Histrionica, H. S. (Notodonta), Ausser.-Europ. Schmett., 

 i, f. 382 (1855) = Pardalina, Walk. (Minara), 1. c, 

 p. 1712 (1856). 



Nerice. 



Nerice, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M. v, p. 1076 (1855). 



Antennae pectinated to tips. Palpi : third joint very short. 

 Primaries : vein 5 from centre of discocellular ; 6 from areole, 

 usually near upper angle ; areole long ; 8 and 10 stalked. 

 Secondaries : veins 3 and 4 apart ; 6 and 7 stalked. 



Type. iV. Bidentata, Walk. 

 Bidentata, Walk., 1. c., p. 1076 (1855). 



Nystalea. 



Nystalea, Guen., Spec. Gen. Lep. No-ct., ii, p. 122 (1852). 

 Cyrrhesta, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M. xi, p. 633 (1857). 



Antenna? fasciculate. Palpi extending a little beyond frons ; 

 second joint very hairy, smooth ; third joint very small. Head 

 with raised tufts. Wings long and narrow. Primaries : the outer 

 margin slightly rounded, oblique, somewhat crenulate ; vein 5 from 

 above middle of discocellular ; 6 from areole near cell, usually ; 



