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Myrsila^ g. n., id. 1. c. p. 433. Type, M. aUtipennis, sp. n., 1. c. Para. 
jEgeria floridensis^ A. R. Grote, Canad. Eut. vii. p. 174, Florida. 
Type of a new group, named Pyrrhotcenia. 
Sesia pimplceformis\_-pUf-'] [Oberthur ?], p. 388, Caucasus, anthra- 
cipennis, p. 392, Georgia, panorpceformisl-pif-']^ p. 393, Luzon, and 
xiphiceformis \_-phiif-'], p. 409, United States, J. A. Boisduval, 1. c. 
Bemhecia eucheripennis, id. 1. c. p. 384, Mexico. 
Melittia lagopus^ Oyapock, Cayenne, and standing eri, Silhet, id, 1. c. 
pp. 475 & 476. 
Thyris montana, H. Edwards, P. Cal. Ac. v. p. 413, Colorado, Rocky 
Mountains. 
Pachythiris rajah, J. A. Boisduval, 1. c. p. 492, Central India. (This 
genus is now referred to the Noctuce by Rogenhofer, Reise Nov. Lep., 
Index.) 
Uraniid.®. 
Cydimon poeyi, H. S., figured by Felder & Rogenhofer, Reise Nov. 
Lep. V. pi. cxxi. figs. 6 & 7, 
Alcidis liris, Feld., figured, iid. 1. c. fig. 2. 
Sematura lunus, Cl., figured as S. acttson, iid. I, c. fig. 5. • 
Alcidis arnus, lidi. 1. c. fig. 1, Aru ?, sp. n. 
Larunda {Coronis) rosinaj iic. L c. figs. 3 & 4, Bogota, sp. n. 
Castniidje. 
. R. H. Stretch has published synonymic notes on some of the Cast- 
niidcB, Zygocnidm, and Bomhycidce figured in Felder’s “ Lepidoptera of the 
Novara,” pt. iv. ; Cist. Ent. ii. pp. 11-19. 
Castnia tricolor, Feld., = diva, Butl. ; id. 1. c. p. 13. 
Megathymus yuccos, Boisd. & Lee., is referred by A. R. Grote to the 
Castniidm ; Canad. Ent. vii. p. 173. 
' Synemon parthenoides, Feld., refigured, pi. xi. fig. 5 ; S. hesperioides, 
Feld., may be one of the Hesperiidee, allied to Thanaos : J. A. Boisduval, 
Lep. H4t. i. p. 555. 
Synemon icaria and parthenoides, Felder, may be varieties respectively 
of S. Iceta, Walk., and S. sophia. White ; R. H. Stretch, 1. c. p. 13. 
Ceretes, g. n., J. A.- Boisduval, L4p. Het. i. p. 535 ; types, Castnia 
chremes, Fabr.', thais, Dru., and fahricii, Godt. ' 
New species : — 
Cocytia chlorosoma, A. G. Butler, Ann. N. H. (4) xv. p. 144, Aru. 
Castnia grayi, p. 498, Brazil, procera, p. 503, Guatemala, menctriesi, 
p. 511, Brazil, viryi, p. 515, pi. xi. fig. 3, Mexico, argus, p. 522, Brazil, 
lic'oides, p. 527 (= licus, Hiibn., nec Dru.), Brazil, humholdti, p. 628, 
New Granada, and salasia, p. 529, Mexico, J. A. Boisduval, I, c. 
Orthia nexa, id. 1. c. p. 543, locality unknown. 
Gazera columbina, p. 546, New Granada, simulans, p. 547, pi. xi. fig. 4, 
id. 1. c. 
