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gin very convex at vein 5. Veins 6-io-stalked. Secondaries rounded in the ^, 

 somewhat oblong in the 9 > the costal margin nearly straight ; neuration as in Co/a- 

 bata Walk. = Dorisia Mosch. 



Thelosia phalsena, sp. nov. 



^ . dark reddish brown above without markings. Underneath d,uller brown 

 with the costal margins of the primaries and secondaries entirely and thickly speck- 

 led with chrome yellow scales ; a black point in the cells and an outer transverse 

 brown line. 



9 . Thorax violaceous gray. Abdomen reddish brown. Primaries above 

 olive brown with two darker transverse lines, the inner one faintly curved, the 

 outer one straight and parallel with the outer margin ; the base of the wings and the 

 outer portion of the transverse lines heavily shaded with lilacine scales ; a cluster of 

 similar scales in the cell. Secondaries light reddish brown with an indistinct spot in 

 the eel! and an outer transverse darker line. Underneath yellowish brown ; a dark 

 transverse streak in the cell and an outer brown line ; some lilacine scales at the apex 

 of the primaries. Expanse $ 30 mm. $ 45 mm. 



Habitat : Nova Friburgo, Brazil. 



Thelosia camina, sp. nov. 



9 . Thorax gray. Abdomen light brown. Primaries fawn color finely speck- 

 led with brown ; an inner transverse brown line, and an outer similar line, slightly 

 curved from the costa to vein 2, and then straight to the inner margin. Secondaries 

 brownish at the base, fawn color on the outer portion ; an indistinct dark median 

 line. Underneath grayish brown with an indistinct transverse line and minute spot 

 in the cell. Expanse 38 mm. 



Habitat'. Castro, Parana. 



Closely allied to T. phaliEiia Schs. but with the outer line always 

 different ; in one specimen the median space is heavily shaded with 

 dark brown. 



Thelosia truvena, sp. nov. 



^ . Body light brown ; patagire and a transverse posterior line on each segment 

 of the abdomen light gray. Primaries above brownish gray, finely speckled with 

 darker scales ; a straight brown basal line followed by a brownish shade ; a minute 

 brown spot in the cell, followed by a straight brown line ; an outer and a subtermi- 

 nal very fine and indistinct brown line, between which the dark scales form an indis- 

 tinct band. Secondaries light fawn color with two very indistinct transverse brownish 

 lines. Underneath pale fawn color with a median transverse line, a minute brown 

 spot in the cell and an outer wavy brown line on the secondaries. Expanse 30 mm. 



Habitat : Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



Thelosia tropea, sp. nov. 



Thorax gray with a dorsal dark streak. Abdomen brownish shaded with gray 

 posteriorly on the segments. Primaries gray ; a broad basal transverse angular brown 

 band, and an outer band nearly straight on the inner side, but outwardly angular and 

 followed by a very fine angular subterminal line ; in the cell a pale gray streak. 



