HYPONOMEUTID®. 
Genus V. CHALYBE. 
Cuatyse, Dup. L. I. x. 343 (1836). Psecadia p., Zell. 
The much shorter, porrected, not reflexed palpi, as well as the 
general facies of the insect, point this out as distinct from Ane- 
sychia ; the want however of a series of specimens for investiga- 
tion prevents me from giving the generic characters more in de- 
tail. Whereas in Anesychia the ground-colour of the anterior 
wings is white, with black spots and markings, in this genus the 
ground-colour is b/ack or blue-black, with deep black spots. Five 
very closely allied species are known on the continent, one of 
which was detected in Sutherlandshire last May, by Mr. Buxton. 
1. pyrausta, Pallas, Reisen, i. 176 (1774) ; Zell. (Ent. Ztg. 1844). 
—atropunctella, Wenner (Thunb.). Alis anticis atro-fumosis, punctis 
tribus atris longitudinaliter dispositis ; alis posticis fumosis ; ano luteo. 
Exp. al. 8 lin. 
Head, face, palpi, and antennee black. Anterior wings sooty-black, 
with three deep black spots, placed nearly in a line longitudinally, the 
first not far from the base, the second a little before the middle, both 
on the fold, the third and most conspicuous at the termination of the 
discoidal cell; cilia sooty-black. Posterior wings and cilia dark smoky- 
grey. ‘The posterior half of the abdomen yellow. 
A single specimen of this conspicuous species was taken in 
Sutherlandshire, last May, by Mr. Buxton. 
Genus VI. PRAYS. 
Prays p., Wiib. Telea p., Step, Aidia p., Dup. Geophora p., Zell. 
Caput obtusum, pilis appressis. Ocelli nulli. Palpi labiales brevius- 
culi, filiformes, apicem versus vie attenuati. Haustellum mediocre, 
nudum, Ale anteriores oblong, posteriores latiusculee breviter ci- 
liatee. Alee anteriores: stigma distinctum; vene apicalis ramus in- 
ferior sub apicem exit; subdorsalis longissime fureata; posteriores : 
cellula costalis abdreviata. 
Head obtuse, smooth. Ocelli none. Labial palpi rather short, ili- 
form, hardly attenuated towards the apex. Tongue of moderate length, 
naked. Anterior wings oblong; posterior rather broad, with short 
cilia. In the anterior wings the stigma is distinct; the lower branch 
of the apical vein runs into the hinder margin; the subdorsal vein is 
fureate for a considerable length. In the posterior wings the costal 
cell is abbreviated. 
The perfect insect of the only species in the genus has a con- 
siderable primd facie resemblance with Anesychia. Its larva 
