P yralidje, subfamily hypsotropin^e. 



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Tampa dimediatella. 



Tampa dimediatella Rag. N. Am. Phyc. p. 20 (1887); id. Rom. 

 Mem. viii. p. 411, pi. 45. f. 4 ; Dyar, Cat. Lep. N. Am. p. 440. 



U.S.A., Florida, Texas. 



Genus Ceara. 



Type. 



Ceara Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 45 (1888) discinotella. 



Proboscia absent ; palpi upturned to rather abo.ve vertex of 

 head and moderately scaled ; maxillary palpi small and filiform ; 

 frons smooth, with large conical tuft of scales ; antenna? of male 

 laminate and ciliated, the shaft with small tuft of scales above 

 at base. Fore wing narrow, the apex rounded : vein 2 from 

 angle of cell ; 3 and 5 stalked, 4 absent ; 6 from below upper 

 angle; 8, 9, 10 stalked, 8 from beyond 10; 11 from cell. Hind 

 wing with vein 2 from near angle of cell ; 3 and 5 strongly 

 stalked, 4 absent; 6, 7 stalked ; 8 strongly anastomosing with 7. 



(1) *€Jeara discinotella. 



Ceara discinotella Rag. Nouv. Gen. p. 45 (1888); id. Rom. 

 Mem. viii. p. 368, pi. 39. f. 3. 

 S. Brazil. 



(2) fCEARA ALBIFASCTATA, sp. 11. 



<$ . Head white ; thorax white tinged with reddish brown ; 

 abdomen white tinged witli brown and dorsally with fulvous 

 yellow towards base ; pectus and legs white tinged with brown. 

 Fore wing with white costal fascia narrowing to a point before 

 apex and with vein 12 defined above and below by grey-brown, 

 the area below it to just below the cell and vein 2 white suffused 

 with grey-brown, leaving the veins streaked with white; the 

 inner area pale pink with a white streak on vein 1. Hind 

 wing white, tinged with brown except on inner area. 



Br. E. Africa, Eb Urru (Bettoti), 1 <$ type. Exp, 26 mm. 



Genus Hosidia. 



Hosidia Hmpsn. Rom. Mem. viii. p. 408 (1901). ochrineurella. 



Proboscis absent; palpi downcurved, extending about one and 

 a half times length of head and roughly scaled ; maxillary palpi 

 minute and filiform; frons smooth, with conical tuft of hair; 

 antennae of male ciliated, the shaft witli sinus and tuft of scales 

 at base. Fore wing narrow, the apex rounded ; vein 2 from 

 close to angle of cell ; 3 and 4 stalked, 5 absent ; 6 from below 

 upper angle; 8, 9, 10 stalked, 8 from before 10; 11 from cell. 

 Hind wing with vein 2 from close to angle of cell ; 3 and 5 

 strongly stalked, 4 absent ; 6, 7 stalked : 8 anastomosing strongly 

 with 7. 



