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Hyria ellisca.— Head and collar greyish. Thorax and basal half of abdo- 

 men dark violaceous; end of abdomen reddish brown. Primaries pale yellow; a 

 black discal point; a few scattered dark scales: the inner marfrin to near angle 

 with iridescent, violaceous scales and crossed by dark velvety brown lines; ter- 

 minal dark points. Secondaries mottled with reddish brown, leaving a pale yel- 

 low streak from base and a large pale spot near the inner margin ; a dark spot 

 beyond the cell ; the outer margin broadly at anal angle, mottled with violaceous ; 

 fringe yellow; terminal dai'k points. Expanse 15 mm. 



Hab. — Sao Paulo. 



Secondaries long, rounded. 



Hyria. violeisiceiis. — Body and wings bright violaceous; the outer mar- 

 gins and fringe yellow. On the primaries the violaceous projects out to fringe at 

 vein 3, leaving the outer margin narrowly yellow to apex, and at the inner an- 

 gle a small triangular yellow space. The secondaries are deeply angled at vein 

 4, and the outer margin is only narrowly yellow to apex ; from vein 4 to anal 

 angle the violaceous extends to the base of fringe. Expanse 18 mm. 



i:ra6. — Jalapa, Mexico. 



Hyria radaria. — Wings violaceous roseate. Primaries: the costa suffused 

 with dark grey; a broad median yellow hand on inner margin, narrowing in cell 

 and not reaching costa; the dark sh^de extending between veins 3 and 4 on to 

 fringe, which is otherwise yellow : above vein 4 the outer margin is narrowly 

 yellow, and beyond the cell there is some yellow between veins 5 and 6 ; a trian- 

 gular yellow space at inner angle containing a red spot. Secondaries: a broad 

 yellow median space from costa not quite touching the inner margin ; some yel- 

 low subterminal and terminal spots. Expanse 15 mm. 



Hab. — Jalapa, Mexico. 



Hyria afrwfla. — Wings deep yellow, irrorated with violaceous red scales, 

 which are somewhat iridescent, and form a broad median band on both wings; 

 the outer margins are broadly the same color, and are irregularly spotted with 

 deep yellow; the fringe reddish grey. Expanse 14 mm. 



Hab. — Petropolis. 



LaRENTIINjE. 



Heterusia brnmalis. — Wings dark brown ; the fringe spotted with 

 white between the veins; on costa of primaries some yellowish white transverse 

 streaks, the one beyond the cell being most conspicuous. Underneath a subapical 

 greyish streak. The secondaries irrorated with lilacine scales; a white spot in 

 the cell. Expanse 25 mm. 



Hab. — Peru. 



Heterusia acotliysta.— Head, collar and patagia? reddish brown ; thorax 

 and abdomen greyish black; palpi below and legs yellow. Wings above black, 

 tinged with grey on basal half; some white hairs in fringe; on the primaries a 

 large, oval, oblique white spot beyond the cell. Underneath primaries greyish 



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



