Dec. 1896 ] ScHAUs : New Species OF Heterocera. 151 



Trichomelia placida, sp. nov. 



Body dark grey. Primaries pale grey, all the veins finely dark. A quadrate dark 

 spot in the cell and an outer transverse dark irregular line. Secondaries pale grey. 

 Expanse, 22 mm. 



Habitat : Castro Parana. 



Allied to T. celenna Schs., but the secondaries much paler and the 

 markings on the primaries different. 



Trichomelia parima, sp. nov. 



Dark smoky grey, the veins on the primaries finely brovi^n ; an indistinct median 

 shade on the primaries widest on the inner margin. Expanse, 25 mm. 



Habitat: Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



. mice subfulgens, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax creamy yellow. Abdomen grey. Primaries light brown iri- 

 descent ; the inner margin, half of the outer margin above the angle, and a broad 

 median shade creamy white. Secondaries grey whitish at the base. Underneath 

 dark grey, the base of the secondaries white. Expanse, 28 mm. 



Habitat : Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



Lithosia sadima, sp. nov. 



Body grey. Primaries above light silky grey, the costal margin faintly yellow- 

 ish. Secondaries grey, fawn color at the base and broadly along the inner margin. 

 Underneath blackish grey, the inner half of the secondaries fawn color. Expanse, 

 28 mm. 



Habitat : Castro Parana. 



Crambidia parvita, sp. nov. 



Entirely pure dull white. Expanse, 18 mm. 

 Habitat : Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



NOLIN.«. 



Calligenia marmorata, sp. nov. 



Head and collar white. Thorax and abdomen fawn color. Primaries white ; 

 a transverse brown line at the base, then a lunular steel grey spot connected with the 

 costal margin by a brown spot ; a third brown spot from the costal margin to the 

 cell ; on the inner margin a large oval brown spot anteriorly shaded with grey ; two 

 brown blotches above the outer portion of the oval spot and between it and the costal 

 margm ; a subterminal brown band and a minute brown spot on the apex. Second- 

 aries Vhite, with a narrow brown outer margin. Expanse, 17 mm. 



Habitat : Castro Parana. 



Calligenia erminea, sp. nov. 



Body white. Primaries white; an indistinct brownish median line; four mi- 

 nute dark spots on the costa ; from the inner angle to below the apex on the outer 

 margin a lunate spot, mottled grey and white ; on the extreme outer margin some 



