312 (November, 1891. 



SOME NEW, &c., LEPIDOPTERA FROM CHILI. 

 BY AVM. BARTLETT-CALVEET, F.E.S. 



On looking over my collection the other day, I noticed that I had 

 pnt aside in one of my boxes several moths which had caught my 

 attention when collecting in the Indian territory of Araucania some 

 eighteen months ago, and on comparing them with Butler's, Felder's, 

 and others' descriptions, found that they were either examples of lost 

 types or new species, so I now give a list of both the lost (?) and 

 describe the new species ; and I think I might say that when I am 

 able to compare my collection with that of the British Museum, I 

 shall still be able to present some five or six new species of Geometers, 

 and, perhaps, a few Micros, and a species of HepiaJ idee \\'\t\\ pectinated 

 antennte from Alfalfar, Cordillera of Santiago. 



lochroa clilorogastra, Feld. n. Rogenh., Reise der Fregata Novara um 

 der Erde, Lep. iii, plate 99, fig. 17, 1875 ; Araucania, in June. 

 One specimen only, now in Dr. Izquierdo's collection. 



Mallocephala riibripes, Blanchard, Gay's Hist. Fisica i Politica de 

 Chile, page 6S, atlas ii, plate 4, fig. 7 ; Araucania, in February. 

 Of a smoky-black colour, wings semi-transparent ; thorax black ; 

 sides of thorax slaty, with an orange-yellow band above and at 

 bottom, near base of wing ; abdomen a vermilion-red. This 

 species I always found by day on the walls of the house beneath 

 the corridor ; I only got males, so I expect that the $ will either 

 be apterous, or have aborted wings. 



'Rhinodia hi-oceUata, Feld. u. Rogenh., Z.c, plate 129, fig. 14 ; Araucania. 

 One s])ccimen, caught flying by day in the woods. 



Phasinne catiUata, Feld. u. Rogenh., 1. c, plate 129, fig. 3 ; Araucania ; 

 in the lamp at night. 



Ccenurgin runica {^EucUdia), Feld. u. Rogenh., /. c, plate 117, fig. 11 ; 

 Araucania ; caught flying by day amongst grass, and taken by 

 night in the lamp, both (J and ? . The male has pectinated an- 

 tenna^, and is of a dull leaden hue, whereas the female is brighter 

 coloured, and has not pectinated antennae, but very finely ser- 

 rated ones. 



Bacillogaster hypparia, Feld. u. Rogenh., /. c, plate 132, fig. 35 ; 

 Alfalfar. One specimen ; lamp at night. 



Tetracis ianthinus, SI), nov. 

 (J $ . Alls anticis siq^ra violaceis nigro-punctatis ; marginefulvis,lineis 

 transversulihus, macula discoidali spadiceis ; posticis snpn'a violaceis yiigro- 



