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CATALOGUE OF 
articulus 3us lanceolatus, subdecumbens, 2o valde brevior et gra- 
cilior. Palpi maxillares parvi, distincti. Antennae graciles. Tho- 
racis tegulae glabrae, squamosae. Abdomen alas posticas sat su- 
perans. Pedes glabri, graciles. Alae anticae angnstae, iridescentes, 
apice rotundatae ; posticae semihyalinae, lituris nullis. 
Female . Body hardly stout. Proboscis distinct. Palpi long, 
porrect, smooth, squamous, hardly curved, about as long as the tho- 
rax ; third joint lanceolate, slightly decumbent, much shorter and 
more slender than the second, with which it forms an extremely ob- 
tuse angle. Maxillary palpi minute, distinct. Antennae slender. 
Tegulae of the thorax smooth, squamous. Abdomen extending 
rather beyond the hind wings. Legs smooth, slender. Fore wings 
narrow, iridescent, somewhat rounded at the tips. Hind wings 
semihyaline, without markings. 
It is difficult to ascertain the correct situation of this genus, 
but it seems to have some affinity to Mecyna. 
0 if v 
1. Mella Dymnusalis. 
Fcem. Testncea ; palpi schistacei, iridescentes , subtns basi albi ; 
thoracis tegulce et abdomen pallide schistacea , iridescentia , hoc 
iestaceo fasciatum ; alee anticce schistacea, fascia interiore 
arcuata testacea abbreviata , costa alba ; posticce subhyalince , 
valde iridescentes , margine exleriore fuscescente. 
Female . Testaceous, white beneath. Palpi slate-colour, iri- 
descent, white beneath towards the base. Tegulae of the thorax 
and abdomen pale slate-colour, iridescent. Abdominal segments 
pale testaceous hind ward. Fore wings slate-colour, white along 
the costa, with an interior curved testaceous band, which does not 
extend to the costa. Hind wings nearly hyaline, very iridescent, 
brownish along the exterior border; fringe whitish, interlined. 
Length of the body 5 lines ; of the wings 12 lines. 
a . Sierra Leone. From Mr. Foxcroft’s collection. 
The Australian species of Panagra (Fam. Fidonidce , Guen.) 
have much resemblance, and, perhaps an affinity to the genus 
Mecyna . 
Scofaria Optatusalis. ^ 
Fcem. Albida , gracilis; palpi graciles , subarcuati , ascendentes , 
testaceo trifasciati , articulo 3 o longi-conico ; thorax cinereo 
