76 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. ix. 



spots on costa, in cell, and below it ; inner margin with transverse streak ; a reddish 

 brown shade at end of cell ; marginal space with reticulations ; below costa a large 

 subterminal spot, and smaller spots below it to vein 3, these spots partly edged with 

 white. Secondaries dark brown, with still darker streaks and reticulations. Ex- 

 panse, 27 mm. 



Habitat : Colombia. 



HEPIALID^. 

 Phassus trojesa. 



Head'and thorax black. Abdomen black ; transverse pale buff lines posteriorly. 

 Primaries gray, covered with minute black strire edged with light brown ; basal thud 

 of vein ib broadly white ; below this vein, at base, a long black spot ; at end oPcell 

 a white spot close to vein 6 ; a medium brownish shade from end of cell to vein lb, 

 between which and median vein, it is very dark ; a broad subterminal brown band, 

 outwardly curved between 5 and 8 ; outer margin and fringe dark brown with trian- 

 gular paler spots ; some white shades before apex ; costal margin with dark spots. 

 Secondaries grayish brown ; light brown hairs at the base ; some of the veins on 

 outer margin light brown ; fringe light brown ; two dark spots on costa before apex ; 

 fringe spotted with brown towards apex. Expanse, 70 mm. 



Habitat : Trojes, Mexico. 

 Dalaca tesselloides. 



Body pale brown. Primaries pale brown ; the cell and spaces between the veins 

 evenly filled with geminate darker streaks, somewhat curved towards each other and 

 surrounded by a buff shade, but not forming complete circles ; beyond the cell from 

 vein 4 to 7 is a line, inwardly shaded with buff. Secondaries light reddish brown. 

 Expanse, 62 mm. 



Habitat: Paraguay. 

 Dalaca basirubra. 



Head and thorax dark brown, the later somewhat paler posteriorly. Abdomen 

 brown ; the base dorsally with long red hairs. Primaries dark gray ; the space be- 

 tween the subcostal and median shaded with dark ochreous brown ; near base of cell 

 a small golden yellow spot; three similar spots at origin of vein 6 ; some simila,' 

 scales above cross vein connecting 2 and 3 ; an outer, subterminal and marginal row 

 of dark ochreous brown spots, the outer row shaded with brighter ochreous between 

 veins 4-7 ; above vein lb two dark velvety brown spots, partly edged with light 

 gray, Secondaries light brown, with long reddish hairs at base. Expanse, 80 mm. 



Habitat: Peru. 

 Cibyra dorita. 



Head and thorax dark brown. Abdomen fawn color. Primaries : costal and 

 inner margins violaceous brown ; the space between veins 2-7 dull golden, crossed by 

 the reddish veins, and dull lilacine brown blotches, edged with reddish ; a silver spot 

 at base of cell, and another towards vein 2 ; a large silver spot at end of cell, and a 

 series of silver spots between veins 5 and 7. Secondaries buff at the base, shading 



