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Spring. This species is represented in the British Museum by- 
Walker’s type only, a female. 1 
Cossidae. — Duomitus jamaicensis, Schaus. Two at Constant 
Spring. This may be described as a Leopard-moth with the wing- 
pattern of a Goat-moth. 
Sphingidae.— Theretra nechus, Cram. Two: Mandeville, Walder- 
ston.— Ancyryx alope , Druce. One at Montego Bay.— Calliomma 
pluto, Fabr. One at Montego Bay. — Cocytius (?) medon , Stoll 
(? duponchelii , Poey). One at the flowers of Beaumontia , Walderston. 
—Pachylia ficus , Linn. One at Spanish Town. 
Uraniidae. — Sematura aegistus , Fabr. Six: Mandeville, Walder¬ 
ston. One taken on the wing just before dusk, the others at light. 
The clever drawing made by Mr. H. Knight (from my sketch 
and specially set specimens) illustrates the very peculiar attitude 
adopted by this common Jamaican moth. The hind-wings are some¬ 
what fluted, as in Pararge aegeria, the anal angle of the hind-wings 
is inverted , not everted as in the Lycaenids. A procryptic resemblance 
to a dead leaf might be naturally suggested as a possible explanation, 
Fig. 11 .—Sematura aegistus at rest, viewed from behind. 
but the only specimens that I have seen at rest were inside houses 
whither they had been attracted by light. 
Geometridae. — Our apteryx flavifimbria, Walk. A white moth, 
of which I took one specimen at Mackfield.— Orthogramma coppryi, 
Guen. One at Constant Spring; it somewhat resembles Ennomos 
fuscantaria.—Sabulodes subopalaria, Walk. One at Mandeville.—* 
Nepheloleuca politia , Cram. Two: Mandeville, Montego Bay.— 
Oenothalia alexonaria , Walk. One at Walderston; the British 
Museum possesses two only, paler than mine. —Biston arnabia , Cram. 
A male at Spanish Town: a whitish-grey moth.— Oxydia vesulia, 
Cram. Three: Mandeville, Walderston; a variable species.— Hyria 
rubripictata, Hmpsn. A single specimen of this very pretty little 
purple and gold moth came to light at Walderston.— Racheospila 
(?) undulosa , Kaye (? rufilineata, Warr.). Two worn specimens at 
Constant Spring; R. sigillaria, Guen. (congruata, Walk.) One at 
1 The Dalceridae are a small group near the Lasiocamjaidae , but resembling the 
Lymantriidae. 
