246 w. SCHAUS. 



ochreous, irrorated with black ; primaries otherwise reddish grey ; on secondaries 

 a sreydiscal'spot, and wavy, grey outer line, edged outwardly with lilacine. Ex- 

 panse 34 mm. 



Hab. — Las Vigas, Mexico. 



Thysanopyga maresa.— Frons reddish brown. Body grey. Primaries 

 grey, striated witli black ; lines fine, pale reddish brown ; an inner line angled 

 on costa; a median line followed by black discal point ; an outer line followed by 

 a broad shade, narrowing between veins 4 and 5, also pale reddish brown, be- 

 coming darker before an apical black shade. Secondaries grey at base, otherwise 

 pale reddish brown, striated with black ; a basal black spot ; the median and outer 

 lines reddish brown ; a large black discal spot. Underneath pale grey ; the mar- 

 gins darker; small discal spots. Expanse 22 mm. 



Hab. — Sao Paulo. 



Thysaiiopyga lollia.--Body brown ; the end of abdomen grey. Wings 

 brown, irrorated with darker scales; a median wavy reddish shade; an outer row 

 of small white spots on veins, preceded by a short blackish mai-k ; fringe viola- 

 ceous. Primaries: the median shade followed below costa by a large yellow spot, 

 outwardly limited by a dentate dark line, followed by three whitish spots; three 

 inner spots on veins, white, outwardly shaded with black. Underneath paler, 

 tinged with yellow ; minute black discal spots. Expanse 27 mm. 



Hab. — Sao Paulo. 



Petelia nigriplaga. — Wings deep red, irrorated with black scales. Pri- 

 maries: a large irregular black space from end of cell to close to outer margin, 

 between veins 3 and subcostal. Secondaries with a large blackish space at anal 

 angle, crossed by darker lines, outwardly shaded with reddish brown. Under- 

 neath pale reddish brown, with traces of the black spaces on upper side. Ex- 

 panse 30 mm. 



Hab. — Jalapa, Mexico. 



Lobopola ftransoina.— Wings violaceous brown. Primaries: a basal 

 and a broader outer transverse baud, the latter narrower on costal than on inner 

 margin, and outwardly toothed between veins 5 and 6; these bands are pale 

 roseate brown, irrorated with darker scales; a grey discal spot. Secondaries with 

 an outer irregular band of pale roseate brown ; fringe reddish brown. Under- 

 neath buff at the base; outwardly reddish brown with darker irrorations; traces 

 of a reddish median line ; a pale discal spot on primaries. Expanse 35 mm. 



i/f<6.— Jalapa, Mexico. 

 Allied to L. cimarrona Dogii. 



FHKROTESIA gen. nov 

 Aiitenupe pectinated in the S , simple in the $ . Palpi extending 

 beyond frons ; third joint very short. Primaries broad ; costal mar- 

 gin slightly convex towards apex ; outer margin slightly rounded ; 



