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Lagoa superba, n. sp. — $ . Primaries bright brown ior the basal 

 hah' oi' the wing, with a few white streaks at base of costa. Posteriorly 

 the brown shade is encroached upon by a white broad Hne, strongly 

 dentate anteriorly in the middle, and passing otT into narrow streaks 

 behind. The margin is a paler brown than the base, and is clouded 

 with small black blotches. Secondaries the same shade of brown as 

 the posterior margin of primaries. Beneath, both wings are of this pale 

 brown shade, with whitish clouds. Antennae and head cream-white. 

 Thorax brown, with the collar cream-white. Abdomen with three 

 white dorsal tufts. Under side of body wholly smoky brown. 2 S . 



P2xp. wings 33 mm. Length of body 19 mm. 



9 . The primaries are beautifully marked with long, wrinkled, 

 cream-colored hairs along the basal half of costa, and there is a con- 

 spicuous brown discal patch not apparent in the S . The thorax is 

 wholly cream-white in front; the white dorsal tufts of the abdomen are 

 five in number, and the antennae are black. In other respects resem- 

 bling the <? . 29. 



Kxp. wings 53 mm. Length ol body 25 mm. 



The cocoon of this showy species is spun in a leaf. It is very thick 

 in texture, almost leathery. The hairs of the caterpillar are said to 

 l^e very poisonous. The chrysalis is very similar to that of L. crispata, 

 i)ut it is much larger. Length of cocoon 50 mm. Width 25 mm. 



Heterocampa muscosa, n. sp. — Primaries with a decided green 

 cast, mottled with brownish; all the lines, except the sub-marginal, 

 being obsolete, or at least only evident on the costa. The discal mark 

 apparent, small and slightly lunate in form, edged with a pale shade. 

 There is a whitish blotch in the middle of costa, another at the apex, 

 the latter divided by the sub-marginal line. Another white spot at 

 internal angle. Fringe fawn-color, intersected by the brown nervules. 

 Secondaries smokv, darkest at the margins. Thorax concolorous with 

 fore wings; abdomen smoky, greenish at tip. Beneath, the thorax is 

 smoky; abdomen pale buft". Primaries smoky on disc, whitish at apex 

 and along internal margin, with a few dark specks on costa. Second- 

 aries sordid white, stained with dusky at the margins. Tibiae and tarsi 

 dusky, with darker bands. i $ . 



Exp. wings 40 mm. Length of body 18 mm. 



Allied to H. gidtivitta and H. biimdata, but of a much greener tint, 

 and also distinguishable bv the stronglv marked white patches. 



NOCTUIDyE. 



Plusiodonta effulgens, n. sp. — Rather larger than P. comptrssi- 

 pa/pis. and brighter in color. The ground color of primaries is golden, 

 as in Basi/odes pepita, with a well marked, rather broad streak ot 

 lilacine brown reaching from apex to middle of internal margin. An- 



