242 w. scHAUS. 



traces of marginal white spots, and the costal spots on primaries smaller. Ex- 

 panse 11 mm. 



Hab — Castro, Pariina, Rio Janeiro. 



Wings with the outer margins rounded. 



Cleta faragil-a. — Body brown, fore eosas and legs buff, irrorated with 

 black. Wings dark brown ; a black median line crossing the cell spots, which are 

 reddish, circled with black ; an outer curved black line, followed on costa of pri- 

 maries by a large reddish brown spot; an interrupted terminal black line ; fi-inge 

 brown, mottled with reddish brown. Primaries: a curved dark inner line ; a 

 subterminal dark line below costa; yellowish strige on costal margin. Under- 

 neath violaceous; discal spots orange; a dark outer line. Primaries: orange 

 striae beyond cell to outer margin, and a large costal orange spot before apex. 

 Secondaries: some orange striae on outer margin. Expanse 12 mm. 



Hah. — Trinidad. 



Wings shaped as in C. epionaria Gn. 



S^liinia axauaria. — Primaries greenish yellow; costa with four clusters 

 of dark striae ; a small white discal spot, shaded with black ; a faint inner line ; a 

 broader outer shade, olivaceous, most heavily marked on inner margin ; fringe 

 grey. Secondaries pale ochreous; a minute greyish discal spot; a dark median 

 shade not reaching costal margin ; fringe yellow, with ochreous shadings at ends 

 of veins. Underneath pale yellow ; minute black discal points. Expanse 22 mm. 



^«o.— Oaxaca, Mexico. 



Niiinia leriuia. — Head and collar pale brown. Thorax and abdomen yel- 

 low. Primaries bright yellow; a few brownish irrorations; costa buff, with 

 darker irrorations, forming a large spot at origin of inner line, and a smaller spot 

 at origin of outer line; inner line fine, almost imperceptible, punctiform on me- 

 dian and submedian veins; a black discal point; outer line fine, straight, angled 

 below costa; a costal spot before apex ; fringe bright yellow. Secondaries whit- 

 ish buff; bright yellow at anal angle; a small discal spot; traces of an outer line. 

 Underneath ochreous, irrorated with dark brown striae ; the inner margins 

 broadly whitish and unmarked; traces of lines; the outer margins greyish; 

 fringe greyish, on primaries spotted with brown. Expanse 21 mm. 



Hab. — Pernarabuco, Brazil. 



PHALUDIA gen. nov. 

 Antennae serrate, finely haired ; palpi short. Hind tibia with 

 two pairs of spurs. Legs long. Abdomen extending well beyond 

 secondaries. Primaries long and broad ; outer margin obliquely 

 rounded; veins 3 and 4 from a point; 6 from upper angle; 7-10 

 stalked. Secondaries small; outer margin rounded; veins 3 and 4 

 and 6 and 7 from a point; 8 anastomosing with 7 to near end of 

 cell, then diverging. 



