234 Journal New York Entomological Society. [Voi. xi. 



Himella mediorufa, sp. nov. ^iJ^i 



Palpi and thorax reddish-brown. Head and abdomen dorsally brownish -gray ; 

 anal tuft ochreous. Primaries violaceous brown, irrorated with lilacine scales ; lines 

 paler, edged on either side with darker brown; the basal line indistinct; the inner 

 line slightly curved ; the outer line nearly straight ; a slightly curved reddish-brown 

 median shade separating the spots ; the orbicular consisting of a circle of lilacine 

 scales; the reniform larger, reddish-brown edged with lilacine scales; a dark, wavy, 

 subterminal line ; a terminal black Ime. Secondaries whitish ; a small gray discal 

 Spot ; an outer gray line ; the outer margin broadly gray. Expanse 32 mm. 



Hahifat : Castro, Parana. 

 liimella leucopera, sp. nov. 



Head, thorax and primaries lilacine brown. Abdomen brownish-gray above. 

 Primaries : the lines and spots outlined with lilacine gray scales ; costal and inner 

 margins tinged with gray ; the inner line outwardly curved below orbicular, which is 

 round ; the outer line outwardly curved beyond cell, inwardly curved below reniform 

 which is large and slightly constricted, and this line is followed by geminate black 

 points on veins separated by a lilacine point ; subterminal pale, shaded with reddish- 

 brown, and parallel with outer margin ; an apical grayish spot ; a dentate terminal 

 pale line. Secondaries whitish clouded with gray at apex. Expanse 29 mm. 



Habitat : Sao Paulo, southeastern Brazil. 

 Himella violascens, sp. nov. 



Head, thorax and primaries lilacine brown. Abdomen above dark gray. Pri- 

 maries : the spots, inner band, space between median shade and outer line, also the 

 outer margin violaceous brown ; a dark spot near base of cell ; the inner line gemi- 

 nate ; orbicular small, round; median shade close to reniform, which is large and 

 faintly outlined by pale scales ; outer line indistinct, geminate, followed by dark streaks 

 on veins ; subterminal fine, pale, dentate from apex to inner angle ; a terminal black 

 line followed by a pale line on base of fringe. Secondaries whitish at base, outwardly 

 grayish ; the veins gray ; fringe buff, tipped with white. Expanse 32 mm. 



Habitat : Guadalajara, Mexico. 

 liimella secedens, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax lilacine brown. Abdomen above and secondaries dark gray ; 

 anal tuft fawn color. Primaries lilacine brown, thinly irrorated with black; lines 

 very fine, black ; basal line forming a black spot in cell ; inner and outer lines partly 

 edged with lighter brown ; median shade dark, thick, chiefly visible on inner margin ; 

 outer line followed by a row of black points ; a pale subterminal line edged with 

 darker brown, slightly curved below costa, then straight to inner margin ; a terminal 

 pale wavy line ; the spots large, formed by a pale line. Secondaries : a dark discal 

 point; fringe roseate fawn color. Expanse, $ 32 mm., 9 36 mm. 



Habitat : Castro, Parana. 



