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Show 948 MR. G. F. HAMPSON ON THE CLASSIFICATION [Dec. 17, b. Fore wing with the outer margin slightly indented at vein (35)fPLATYTES ARGENTISPARSALIS, n. Sp. 2 • Differs from plumbeolinealis in being more fuscous and prominently irrorated with black scales. Fore wing with brilliant silver line from base of costa to median nervure, near angle of cell, then erect to inner margin, with a black spot inside it below the cell; a curved silver fascia on subcostal nervure at end of cell, and a spot at lower angle; the silvery submarginal line more excurved below costa and nearer the margin; the marginal specks more prominent and on a grey band. Hab. Ceylon (Pole). Exp. 18 mm. (36)tPLATYTEs KADENII, Zell. Mon. Chil. & Cramb. p. 16. Venezuela. B. Fore wing with the apex produced to a long point. (37)tPLATYTES CARACTELLA, Zell. Europe. (38) PLATYTES ALPINELLA, Hiibn. Europe. List of undetermined Sp>ecies. Catharyla interrupta, Zell. Stett. ent. Zeit. 1866, p. 156, pi. i. f. Venezuela. „ contiguella, Zell. Verh. z.-b. Wien, xxxii. p. 540. Texas. „ rufisignella, Zell. Verh. z.-b. Wien, xxii. p. 540. Texas. Argyria subtilis, Feld. Reis. Nov. pi. 137. f. 22. Bogota. „ mesodonta, Zell. Hor. Ent. Ross. xiii. p. 62. Chanchamayo. „ sordipes, Zell. Hor. Ent. Ross. xiii. p. 67. Buenos Ayres. „ pentaspifa, Zell. Hor. Ent. Ross. xiii. p. 70. New Friburg. „ bifasciella, Snell. Tijd. v. Ent. xxxvi. p. 63, pi. 3. f. 5. Celebes. Tortrix norwichiana, Hiibn. Eur. Schmett. Tort. f. 252. ? America. Platytes lugdunella, Snell. Europe. Genus EROMENE. Eromene, Hiibn. Verz. p. 366 (? 1818). Euchromius, Guen. Ind. Meth. p. 86 (1845), preocc. Proboscis well developed ; palpi porrect, extending about twice the length of head, and thickly scaled; maxillary palpi triangularly scaled; frons produced to a conical process; antennae of male thickened and flattened ; tibiae with the outer spurs about two thirds length of inner. Fore wing with the apex usually rounded; vein 3 from before angle of cell; 4, 5 well separated at origin ; 7 well separated from 8, 9 ; 10 free; 11 oblique and not approximated to 12; male with a shallow fovea in cell. Hind wing with vein 3 from before angle of cell ; 4, 5 from angle; 6, 7 from upper angle. |