LEPIDOPTERA. 
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cylindrical, briefly hirsute ; proboscis 0 ; calcaria of posterior legs 4 ; basal 
accessory areola of posterior wings open. Sp. P. alhimacula, sp. n., Wallengr. 
I, c. p. 35, Eastern Caffraria. 
Hommomeria, g. n., Wallengren, 1. c. p. 3G. Allied to Leucoma) antennre 
strongly pectinated, attenuated to apex ; palpi very short, cylindrical j pro- 
boscis almost 0 ; calcaria of posterior legs 2 ; basal accessory cell of posterior 
wings closed by the long cohesion of veins 1 & 2. Sp. Leucoma Jlavicapilla 
(Wallengr.). 
Microfiymna, g. n., Wallengren, 1. c. p. 38. Allied to Porthesia ; antennae 
pectinated; pectination long in cT, short in $ ; palpi short, slender, subpen- 
dulous ; proboscis almost 0 ; calcaria of posterior legs 4 ; anterior wings with 
auxiliary cell. Sp. Liparis picta (Boisd.). 
Crcayva, g. n., Wallengren, 1. c. p. 38. Allied to Lcdia ; palpi short, slen- 
der, subporrect ; proboscis almost 0 ; calcaria 4 ; anterior wings with an 
auxiliary cell ; basal accessory cell of posterior wings open. Sp. Lcelia aliena 
and pi'oUxa (Wallengr.). 
Notodontides. 
Datana (Walk.). The species of this genus are described and figured by 
Grote & Robinson (Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. vi. pp. 8-15), wlio also describe 
the larvm of most of the species. In 3 of the 6 species, of which D. ministra 
(Drury), 1. c. p. 11, pi. 2. fig. 2, is one, the apical margin of the fore wing is 
excavated between the venules ; in the others, including D. contracta (W alk.), 
1. c. p. 14, pi. 2. figs. 5, 6, and D. perspicua (Grote & Robinson) the apical 
margin of the fore wings is entire. The 3 new species will be indicated 
further on. 
Notodonta dromedarius appears to be sometimes double-brooded, according 
, to Jordan, Ent. M. Mag. ii. p. 2G0. 
Ptilophora plumiyera. G. Gascoyne publishes notes on the emergence of 
this species from the pupa. Entomologist, iii. pp. 10-11. 
Pygcera hucephala is said to feed on the Cork-oak (Quercus suher) by Pristo, 
Entomologist, iii. p. 11, and also by G. F. Mathew (/. c. p. 44). 
New genera : — 
Paravetta, g. n., Moore, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1866, p. 814. Allied to Noto^ 
donta ; palpi porroct, small, pilose, joint 3 minute, linear ; antennro three- 
fourths broadly pectinated in <?; hind femora naked, middle tibico with 1, 
hind tibim with 2 pairs of apical spurs ; fore wings elongate, straight, acu- 
minate at apex, apical margin angulated, with 4 superior veins, 1, 2, and 4 
contiguous at base. Sp. P. discinota^ sp. n., Moore, 1. c. p. 814, pi. 43. fig. 3, 
Darjeeling. 
Cm'athis, g. n., Grote, Proc. Ent. Soc. Phil. v. p. 253. Wings narrow, 
without fringes ; fore wings long, with a discal fold, costa slightly depressed 
in middle, apex prominent, apical margin oblique and slightly sinuate, median 
venules- 1 and 2 springing from one point ; hind wings small ; antenna3 taper- 
ing, with very small pectinations ; palpi prominent, porrect, exceeding front. 
Sp. C. gortynoides, sp. n., Grote, 1. c. p. 263, pi. 4. fig. 8, Cuba. 
Hexaneura^ g. n., Wallengren, 1. c. p. 60. Allied to Phalera ; antennfe ( d ) 
broadly pectinate, lamellae setiferous at apex ; palpi short, densely hirsute 
beneath, last joint very short, subcordiform, naked ; fore wings with 9, hind 
wings with 7 veins. Sp. H. cinnmnomca and H. macnlifera (Wallengr.). 
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