274 w. SCHAUS. 



I'Maliodeiii purpurea. — Heail aiul paljii above cream color: the palpi 

 l>r(iwii laterally. Collar and patagite brown. Thorax and abdomen greyish. 

 Primaries violaceous brown; the costa with yellow spots; an inner irrefrular 

 creamy line, bordered towards costa with dark bi-own ; a median, .sliglitly oblique 

 white line, inwardly shaded with some yellow scales, and outwardly shaded with 

 dark violaceous brown, which becomes paler towards the marginal space. An 

 outer white Hue from costa to vein 6; a dark subterminal spot between veins 5 

 and 6. Secondaries pale violaceous brown, shaded with grey on costa; a faint 

 pale subterminal shade. Underneath the wings are darker: a median yellowish 

 band on secoudaries and subterminal spots; a distinct black discal spot. Ex- 

 panse 17 mm. 



Hab. — Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 

 Allied to P. pallida Schaus. 



FMaliodes basiplaga.— Primaries with the basal third dark brown, 

 otherwise greyish white ; an outer pale brown shade marked by a dark spot on 

 the costa, and followed by another brown spot on costa before apex ; a terminal 

 dark brown line; fringe dark grey. Secondaries dark grey, with a browu tei'mi- 

 nal line. Expanse 13 mm. 



Hah. — Jalapa, Mexico. 



Pxaliodes miisooiia. — Body pale greenish brown ; a black streak on 

 vertex ; ixxle dorsal spots on abdomen ; palpi outwardly black. Primaries green, 

 with black raottlings below the cell to inner margin ; costa spotted with black ; 

 black streaks on the veins at outer margin mingled with metallic scales. Second- 

 aries greyish brown. Underneath silky grey ; the costa of pi'imaries buff, with 

 black markings. Expanse 13 mm. 



I?a6. — Jalapa, Mexico. 



I'Kaliode!^ pallida.— Body light brown. Primaries: the base and mar- 

 ginal space light brown ; the median space darker, inwardly limited by a straight 

 white line and outwardly crenulate: a subterminal velvety brown line, leaving 

 the extreme margin dark grey. Secondaries light brown, with a darker median 

 line. Underneath buflT, irrorated with brown ; a dark outer line on both wings. 

 Expanse 18 mm. 



Hab. — Sao Paulo ; Castro, Parana. 



I'saliodfH^iniiKiliaea. — Body brown. Primaries brown, crossed by 

 four whitish inner lines, almost straight, and two outer white lines slightly 

 oblique; a subterminal white lines, oblique from apex to vein 4, then curving 

 outwardly; this line preceded and followed by some buff shades; a terminal dark 

 brown line; fringe yellowish, with darker spots at veins. Secondaries whitish, 

 shaded with brown on outer margiti, the lines underneath showing through. 

 Primaries below greyish; the costa mottled with brown and yellow; an outer 

 and apical dark streak. Secondaries below pale buff, irrorated with brown ; a 

 discal point; outer and subterminal line. Expanse 18 mm. 



Hab. — Castro, Parana. 



