loo W. SCHAUS. 



witli an iiHlistiiict dark outer shade, and some dark l)ro\v'n about the inner mar- 

 gin. Underneath greyisli, with a subapical dark sliade on primaries. Expanse 

 26 mm. 



Hah. — Orizaba, Mexico. 



Sinieiia iimbrifera.— Head, collar anteriorly and thorax underneath 

 orange. Thorax aliove and abdomen greyish hlack. Primaries black ; a broad 

 inner, median and broad suhterminal dentate line light olivaceous brown. Sec- 

 ondaries with the costal half to near ajtex white; the apex and outer half grey- 

 ish black, with a suhterminal broad white line. Underneath dark glossy grey ; 

 the disk of secondaries somewhat whitish. Expanse 40 mm. 



Hab. — Orizaba, INIexico. 



Paiitliera piiiiiai'ia.— Primaries yellowish green ; costa yellow : a dark 

 inner band ; darker terminal shadings, and some suhterminal dark streaks below 

 costa; an oblique dark discal spot. Se(!ondaries bright yellow ; the inner mar- 

 gin greenish ; an indistinct discal spot; a suhterminal dark spot on costa, another 

 between 4 and 6, and one near anal angle; some dark terminal scales between 

 veins 2 and 3. Underneath yellow, with black discal spots; apex of primaries 

 and a subcostal patch black. Secondaries with an apical and anal dark spot. Ex- 

 panse 46 mm. 



iifaft.— Jalapa, Mexico. 



Carpella iiiterriipta,— Head black. Body white. Primaries: costa to 

 near apex black; a median and an outer black line, parallel and slightly oblique 

 outwardly from inner margin to middle of cell and vein 5 respectively. Second- 

 aries with a black outer line from inner margin just above anal angle to vein 6. 

 Underneath similar. E.xpanse 54 mm. 



Hab. — Bolivia. 



Nipteria virgiiiata. — Frons yellow. Body white. Wings silvery white 

 without markings; the costa of primaries very finely black. Expanse 30 mm. 



Hab. — Castro, Parana. Allied to cilleiuiria Gn., = impositoria 

 Walker. 



Kipteria claiidaria. — Body dark grey. Primaries above dull white, 

 with the apex from beyond cell and outer margin dark grey. Secondaries light 

 grey, the outer margin darker. Underneath the dark ai)ical portion of ])rimaries 

 is crossed by a whitish shade. Secondaries brownish grey, with a darker trans- 

 verse median shade. Expanse 30 mm. 



Hab. — Castro, Parana. This species is allied to JV. legata Dogn. 



Parrliesia nebula. — Body pale grey. Wings whitish grey; a small dark 

 spot at the end of the cell. Primaries with an indistinct, curved, wavy, dark 

 line; an outer dentate dark grey line, angled below apex and then jiarallel to 

 outer margin. Secondaries with an outer and suhterminal, dentate, dark grey 

 line. Underneath brownish grey, the disk of primaries whitish and the lines as 

 on upper surface. Ex])anse 21 mm. 



iZa6. — Castro, Parana. The markings are very similar to P. 

 phihjroides Dogn., l)Ut the color is different. 



