URANllDiE OHALCOSIIDA':. 
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them to the Dombyces. The nomenclature of the genera being very 
confused, and the greater part of the names being objectionable, he gives 
the following list, all except the second being old names with new termi- 
nations (the number of species is added after each genus) : Uranidia (8), 
Chrysiridia Alcidia {^), Lyssidia {b)^ Manidia Coronidia (21). 
He figures the following known species : Alcidia metaurus, Hopff., fig. 2 ; 
Coronidia orithea, Cram., fig. 3 C. egina, Boisd., var. paulina, from San 
Paulo, p. 633, figs. 6 & 7, rosina^ Feld., p. 535, figs. 8 & 9, pi. Ixxxvii., 
echenais, Hopff., var. P granadina, from New Granada, p. 53G, fig. 5, 
japet, Boisd., fig. 6, interlineata, Walk., p. 538, fig. 9, and leachi, fig. 11, 
pi. Ixxxviii. The larva and pupa of a species allied to C. orithea are 
described and figured, p. 520, pi. Ixxxv. figs. 1 & 2. 
Urania rhipUeus discussed : the Uraniidce appear to be nearest related 
to the NoctuidoB ; Mabille, Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. (5) ix. pp. 318 & 319. P. 
Maassen considers that U. croesus, Gerst., = drurii^ Boisd. is identical 
with Drury’s ripheus^ and renames ripheus^ Cram. (= orientalis^ Swains. 
[= madagascariensis, Lesson]), U. crameri (p. 115); S. E. Z. xl. pp. 
113-115. 
Nyctalemon docile, sp. n., A. G. Butler, Tr. L. S. (2) i. p. 562, Malacca. 
Alcidia hoops, sp. n., Westwood, 1. c. p. 525, pi. Ixxvii. fig. 1, Aru. 
Coronidia erecthea and horeada, Brazil, pp. 530 & 531, pl. Ixxxvii. figs. 4 
& 5, nicaraguana, Nicaragua, and Columbiana, Colombia, p. 634, figs. 3 & 
4, ccola. West Indies, Guatemala, and Brazil, p. 535, figs. 1 & 2, biblina, 
Nicaragua and Venezuela, p. 637, fig. 7, briseis, p. 538, fig. 9, locality un- 
known, and genevana, p. 539, fig. 10, Mexico, pl. Ixxxviii., spp. nn., West- 
wood, 1. c. 
AaARlSTIDiE. 
Nihcca, g. n., F. Moore, Desc. Ind. Lep. Atk. p. 11. Allied to Eusemia\ 
t}'^pe, ITypercompa longipcnnis. Walk. 
Agarista caudata, Dewitz, MT. Miinch. ent. Ver. iii. p. 30, pl. i. figs. 3 
& Sa, Guinea ; A. lyrianthina, A. G. Butler, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 160, New 
Ireland : spp. nn. 
Eusemia poggii, Dewitz, 1. c. p. 31, pl. ii. fig. 3, Guinea; E. austeni, F. 
Moore, Desc. Ind, Lep. p. 11, Khasia Hills; E. virguncula, Mabille, Bull. 
Soc. Philom. (7) iii. p. 136, Madagascar : spp. nn. 
Rothia micropales and westwoodi, spp. nn., A. G. Butler, Ann. N. H. (5) 
iv. p. 235, Madagascar. 
Pheegorista helcitoides, sp. n. [= similis. Walk.], Dewitz, 1. c. p. 32, 
pl. ii. fig. 4, Guinea. 
Seudyra venosa, sp. n., F. Moore, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 389, Darjiling. 
Pais gordoni, A. G. Butler, Ent. M. M. xvi. p. 10, Tugela River, S. 
Africa. 
Chalcosiid.®. 
Chalcosia coliadoides, Walk., var. latifasciata, from Malacca, noticed ; 
A. G. Butler, Tr. L. S. (2) i. p. 559. 
