. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. iiTDRa:cr\. 3o Genus HYDECECIA. Gorft/na, Ochs. Eur. iv. p. 82 (1816), non descr.; Type. Hiibn. Verz. p. 23:2 (1827), nee Treifc. 1825 micacea. Hydrxcia, Dup. Cat. Math. p. 114(1844) micacea. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, tbe 2nd joint reacliing about to middle of frons and fringed with long hair in front, the 3rd short ; frons smooth ; eyes large, round ; antenna; of male typically minutely serrate ; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales, tlio tegulffi produced to a slight dorsal ridge, the pr


. Catalogue of the Lepidoptera Phalænæ in the British museum. Moths. iiTDRa:cr\. 3o Genus HYDECECIA. Gorft/na, Ochs. Eur. iv. p. 82 (1816), non descr.; Type. Hiibn. Verz. p. 23:2 (1827), nee Treifc. 1825 micacea. Hydrxcia, Dup. Cat. Math. p. 114(1844) micacea. Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, tbe 2nd joint reacliing about to middle of frons and fringed with long hair in front, the 3rd short ; frons smooth ; eyes large, round ; antenna; of male typically minutely serrate ; thorax clothed with hair and hair-like scales, tlio tegulffi produced to a slight dorsal ridge, the prothorax with sliarp triangular crest, the nietathorax with spreading crest; tibia; moderately fringed with hair; abdomen with some rough hair at base, dorsal crest on 1st segment and lateral fringes of hair. Fore wing with the apex somewhat produced and acute, the termen evenlv curved and hardly crenulate; veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell; 6 from upper angle; 9 from 10 anastomosing with 8 to form the areole ; 11 from cell. Hind wing with veins 3, 4 from angle of cell; o obsolescent from middle of discocellulars; t>, 7 from upper angle; 8 anastomosing with the cell near base only. Sect. I. Antennas of male bipectinate with long branches, tbe apex ciliated. A. Fore wing with the claviform and orbicular white, the reniform surrounded by white spots serrafa. B. Fore wing without white on the stigmata. a. Fore wing yellow tinged with rufous; hind wing yellowish h. Fore and liind wings brownish white .. Imcherardi. 4330. Hydrcecia serrata. Gorhjna sen-ata, Grote, N. Am. Ent. i. p. 04(1880); Smith, Cat. Noct. N. Am. p. 179. Head, thorax, and abdomen fiery red mixed with white. Fore wing pale fiery red with some yellowish white on basal area ; subbasal line double, red filled in with yellowish, waved, from costa to vein 1, with small white spot beyond it in cell; antemedial line. Yig.'d.—Hydrcecia serrata, (^. \. red, incurved in submedian interspace and with whit


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