JOURNAL 



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Vol. IV. JUNE, 1896. No. 2. 



NEW SPECIES OF HETEROCERA. 

 By William Schaus. 

 Perophora funebris, sp. nov. 



$ . Wings and abdomen dull brownish black with the basal and outer lines 

 almost imperceptible, the latter starting from the costal margin at two-thirds from the 

 base, convexly oblique to vein 7 and then straight to the middle of inner margin. 

 Underneath, this line is wavy and closer to the outer margin. The 9 is dark brown 

 with the markings as in the $ and an oval spot in the cell. Expanse $ 45 mm. 

 51 62 mm. 



Habitat: Castro, Parana. 



Perophora nigrescens, sp. nov. 



Wings pale gray, shaded with brown on the extreme outer margins and finely 

 speckled with black, especially on the median space of the primaries. The primaries 

 with a broad black shade at a third from the base and an outer black band angled at 

 vein 7 ; at the end of the cell a small diaphanous spot. The secondaries with a 

 median black line. Underneath darker, with only an outer line which is curved on 

 both wings. Body light gray speckled with black. Expanse 42 mm. 



Habitat: Castro, Parana. 

 Perophora musa, sp. nov. 



Body dark gray, the abdomen dorsally shaded with red. Wings above gray, 

 finely and thinly speckled with black ; an indistinct median darker shade minutely 

 speckled with red ; at the end of the cell a transparent spot ; the costal margin nar- 

 rowly red ; the outer line, fine, dark brown, starting obliquely from the costal mar- 

 gin at four-fifths from the base, forming an angle between veins 7 and 8, and then 

 slightly wavy to the middle of the inner margin of the secondaries. Beyond the line 

 the wings are slightly darker and shaded with red on the inner margins and at the 

 angle on the primaries. Underneath the primaries are darker and the veins on both 

 wings are shaded with red. Expanse $ 43 ^m. 9 51 mm. 



Habitat : Castro, Parana. 



This species is allied to P. despecta Walk. 



