4 TROPICAL AMERICAN HETEROCERA 



Euteiia inconstrictrix sp. n. 



Dark chocolate brown, with little or no red shading, sometimes a small patch 

 beyond the brown discal mark. Inner line slender, white, strongly outcurved 

 centrally; postmedial line similar, obsolete on costa, running below median 

 vein near to inner line; reniform narrow, not constricted, straight without., 

 convex within, pale-lined, filled by the ground color, followed by a large 

 dark brown patch which is pointed at its upper angle; two slender white lines 

 from costa subapically joining on termen and enclosing a dark browm cunei- 

 form mark; traces only of sub terminal Une below; an obhque brown patch 

 above the angle in the termen; a terminal row of dark dots, obsolete below. 

 Hind wing l)lacker, the base on inner margin white to below discal spot. Ex- 

 panse, 27 to 29 mm. 



Habitat: Juan Vinas, Tuis, Costa Rica. 



Allied to E. auratrix Walker, but darker and the reniform not 

 constricted. 



Pucialia acronyctoides sp. n. 



cf. Palpi ocher white, laterally streaked with black at base. Body v/hit- 

 ish gray streaked with black, the vertex and collar medially shaded with black. 

 Fore wings whitish gray, somewhat silvery beyond basal space; base irrorated 

 with black; antemedial line fine, black, wavy, slightly outcurved, followed by a 

 straight heavier black line, oblique and not reaching iimer margin, this line 

 is followed by a short black streak above subcostal vein, a small spot in cell, 

 and one below cell, also a slate gray shade above median to just beyond cell; 

 an irregular black mark across discoceUular intoothed in front; postmedial 

 hne black, outcurved around cell, very wavy from vein 3 to inner margin, 

 followed by a grayish browTi shade from vein 3 to vein 7, where it extends more 

 obliquely to costa; a subterminal irregular white line followed by black mot- 

 tling on costa; marginal black points on interspaces; ciha with darker shading 

 opposite marginal points. Hind wings semihyaline white, the costa faintly 

 tinged with luteous. Fore wings below dark gray, the inner margin broadly 

 whitish. Expanse, 43 mm. 



Habitat: Nova Friburgo, Brazil. 



Hemicephalis grandirena sp. n. 



9 . Head, collar, thorax and forewings brownish lilacine. Abdomen above 

 dull brownish gray. Fore wings: the base darker shaded; a fine whitish 

 vertical subbasal line; antemedial line fine, dark olive green, slightly incurved 

 across median, followed in cell by a large white orbicular spot, suffusing with 

 a white shade on costa; reniform very large, dark olive green consisting of 

 two round superimposed spots finely edged with white, the spots .suffusing on 

 inner edge, and also in front with a green shade on costa; postmedial out- 

 curved, very fine, geminate; an olive green triangular spot on costa before 

 apex, finely edged with white; traces of a whitish dentate subterminal line; 

 a dark olive brown tenninal line. Hind wings white, the veins brown; termen 



