ARACHNIS.—PELOCHYTA. 99 
4. Arachnis confusa, sp. n. 
Primaries and secondaries creamy white, the primaries crossed from the costal to the internal margin with 
very irregular bands of drab narrowly margined with black on both sides; the secondaries with a marginal 
row of very small spots near the apex and a submarginal band of larger spots from the apex to the anal 
angle; underside with the darker markings as above and with the costal margin and the base of both 
primaries and secondaries pale yellow: head and thorax white; abdomen yellow on the upperside and 
dirty white beneath, with a row of very minute black spots on each side; antennsz white, with black tips. 
Expanse 2 inches. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hoge). 
Only a single example of this very distinct species was obtained; it is nearest to 
A. picta, but differs from all the species of the genus with which I am acquainted in 
being white instead of brown and red. 
CARALES. 
Carales, Walker, Cat. iii. p. 729. 
Walker includes four species in this genus. 
1, Carales astur. 
Phalena astur, Cram. Pap. Exot. ui. t. 120. f. B’. 
Carales albicans, Walk. Cat. ii. p. 780°. 
Hab. Mexico, Cordova (Riimeli), Jalapa (Hoge); GuaTemata, San Gerdnimo (Chame 
pion); Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 3000 feet, Bugaba ( Champion). —VENE- 
ZUELA? ; GuIANA, Surinam !. 1 
Cramer’s figure of this species was overlooked by Walker, who has not included it in 
s ‘Catalogue ;’ he redescribed it as C. albicans. I have not the slightest doubt of 
their being identical. 
2. Carales obscurata, sp.n. (Tab. X. fig. 7.) 
Primaries pale drab brown, thickly speckled with minute ochreous scales, the nerves al! dark brown ; secon- 
daries uniform semihyaline pale brown, with a few yellowish scales at the apex and along the outer 
margin: head and thorax greyish brown with black markings; abdomen yellow, with a central row of 
spots and one on either side black; palpi black; antenne blackish brown, slightly yellow close to the 
base. Expanse 24 inches. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (Hége); Costa Rica, Irazu (Rogers). 
This species is allied to C. phryganoides, but quite distinct. The Mexican example 
is smaller than the one from Costa Rica, from which the figure is taken; it also differs 
slightly in having several indistinct black spots at the end of. the cell of the primaries ; 
in other respects it is identical. 
PELOCHYTA. 
Pelochyta, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 171. 
This genus is represented by a single species in our country. 
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