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the outer margin as oti primaries. Underneath buff, shaded with roseate; dark- 

 est subterminally. Expanse 20 mm. 



Hab. — Petropolis. 



Eois elliina. — Primaries grey : the costa iri'orated with darker scales ; the 

 rest of the vvinjj irrorated with roseate scales; in the cell two small superposed 

 semi-transparent spots, preceded by a yellow shade; very indistinct, inner, outer 

 and subterminal angular lines; the outer margin narrowly and fringe yellow. 

 Secondaries similar. Underneath luteous; the primaries shaded with roseate. 

 Some specimens are more thickly irrorated with roseate than others. Expanse 

 19 mm. 



Hab. -Cordova, Jalapa, Mexico. 



Ptyetiopoda celtima.— Wings buff, irrorated with black scales; black 

 discal points; an inner wavy and an outer lunulat- black line; an interrupted 

 black terminal line; the inner line is very close to discal spot on primaries. Un- 

 derneath similar, hut shaded with brown on outer margin. In some specimens 

 the outer margin above is thickly irrorated with black scales. Expanse 13 mm. 



Hah. — Orizaba, Mexico. 



l'tychopo<la luiiiaria. — Wings dull yellow ; the outer margin broadly 

 shaded with roseate; an inner and an outer wavy roseate line; dark red discal 

 spots; on primaries the basal half of costa is roseate, and a median roseate line 

 crosses the discal spot; a terininal row of dark red spots; fringe dull yellow. 

 Underneath the markings are duller. Expanse 19 mm. 



Hab. — ^ao Paulo. 



Ptychopoda paraiiaria. — Wings bright ochreous, thinly irrorated with 

 reddish scales; a median violaceous line crossing the slightly darker discal spots; 

 an outer, slightly wavy, violaceous line; a terminal darker line, interrupted by 

 the veins; on primaries an inner, curved, violaceous line. Underneath bright 

 yellow, the outer line more heavily marked than on upper surface. Expanse 

 15 mm. 



Hab. — Castro, Parana. 



Ptycliopoda ? jugaria. — Wings grey, irrorated with brown scales; a 

 wavy, inner and an outer dark and distinct line; a terminal, interrupted black 

 line ; on primaries a dark shade on costa extending to the black discal point. In 

 this species the antennae are finely ciliate. The secondaries are produced and 

 rounded at veins 2 and 3, and there is a raised tuft of hair on costal margin below. 

 There are very long tufts of hair on hind tibia. Expanse 17 mm. 



Hab. —Jalapa, Mexico. 



Ptychopoda jalapata. — Wings pale buff, irrorated with gray and black 

 scales; a faint median shade; an outer distinct dark line; an interrupted termi- 

 nal black line; a faint subterminal snade ; discal spot minute on secondaries; 

 larger on primaries, and surmounted by a dark costal shade. Expanse 16 mm. 



Hab. — Jalapa, Mexico. 



TKANS. AM. ENT. SOC, XXVII. JUNE, 1901. 



