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scales and a white mark, and circled with deep yellow. Underneath roseate, the 

 inner margin of secendaries paler. Expanse 9 102 mm. 



Habitat: Colombia. 

 Automeris amanda, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax dark velvety brown. Abdomen light reddish brown with darker 

 transverse lines. Primaries violaceous brown ; the lines fine, darker ; the mner Ime 

 oblique from costa to median vein, then inwardly curved and outwardly curved on 

 submedian; discal spot large, indistinct, marked on veins by dark velvety pomts ; 

 outer line nearly straight. Secondaries reddish fawn color; the ocellus large, pale 

 brown, containing a black ovate spot which is faintly outlined and crossed by a white 

 line and is also circled with black ; outer margin violaceous brown; an outer and 

 subterminal brown line. Underneath the primaries are pale reddish brown ; the dis- 

 cal spot large, dark brown, circled with black, and containing a white spot; an 

 outer dark line and subterminal shade. Secondaries dark brown, irrorated with gray 

 scales ; a white discal point ; indistinct median and outer dark lines. Expanse 

 86 mm. 



Habitat: Bolivia. 



Fara. MEG.\LOPYGID^. 

 Mesoscia pascora, sp. nov. 



Head brown. Collar pinkish white. Thorax dark gray ; a white spot poste- 

 riorly. Abdomen dark gray. Primaries white ; at the base a black spot surmounted 

 by pinkish scales ; costa black at base ; a dark gray band from inner margin where 

 it is broad, and narrowing towards apex, broken by the whitish veins; a terminal 

 row of gray spots not reaching apex. Secondaries whitish; inner margin gray; 

 a gray shade from inner margin to costa near apex ; a terminal row of gray spots ; 

 fringe gray at base. Expanse 25 mm. 

 Habitat : Castro, Parana. 



nov. 



Megalopyge albescens, sp. 



Body white with transverse dark gray lines. Primaries white ; some dark gray 

 spots at base ; an inner transverse row of smoky black spots extending on costa as far 

 as the end of the cell ; a narrow gray outer band, partly obsolete and broken by the 

 veins ; a subterminal row of large gray spots, partly filled in with white ; a terminal 

 row of dark gray spots. Secondaries white ; a terminal row of small gray spots. 

 Expanse $ 48 mm. 



Habitat : Castro, Parana. 



Megalopyge amita, sp. nov. 



Body yellow. Primaries covered with wavy hairs ; dark lilacine gray ; the apex 

 and outer margin pale yellow; a large yellow space on the inner margin at base. 

 Secondaries lilacine gray; the outer margin narrowly yellow. Expanse ? 36 n^™. 



Habitat: Castro, Parana. 



