138 W. 8CHAUS. 



Halisidota grofei %. — Body fawn colored; two black points behind 

 head ; a black point on patagia ; lateral black rings on abdomen ; legs spotted at 

 joints. Wings fawn color. Primaries with very irregular black irrorations and 

 lines, forming a darker inner and outer band, the former bifurcated un costa. 

 Secondaries with an irregular subterminal black band. 



9. — Similar, paler, the irrorations on primaries forming more even, fine, 

 transverse lines about twelve in number, and not suflfusing as in the % . Second- 

 aries with a dark discal point, and the marginal dark band still more distinct. 

 Below similar. Expanse, 'J, , 32 mm ; 9 39 mm. 



Habitat. — Tanamo, Cuba. 



Ilalisidota fanamo. — %,. Palpi whitish. Head and thorax yellowish 

 fawn color. Abdomen ocl)reous above, cream color below. Legs cream color, 

 l)artly streaked with ocbreous. Primaries yellowish fawn color, with traces of 

 slightly darker lines; a broad inner and narrower outer baud, formed by conti- 

 guous lines, being most noticeable. Secondaries semi-transparent, yellow-white, 

 with some slightly darker hairs at anal angle. No markings underneath. Ex- 

 panse 38 mm. 



Habitat. — Tanamo, Cuba. 



Virbia rotiindata. — Body black; a yellow line behind head; some tri- 

 angular yellow spots laterally on abdomen. Primaries olivaceous black. Sec- 

 ondaries black ; a large round yellow spot at apex. Underneath duller black; 

 on primary a large yellow spot narrow and pointed towards base, expanding be- 

 yond cell. Yellow spot on secondaries as above. Expanse 32 mm. 



Habitat. — Castro, Parana. 



Aiitarctia pallidiveiia. — %. Antennae with the stem dark brown, 

 the pectinations ochreous brown. Head and collar dark brown. Thorax pale 

 buff. Abdomen ochreous. Primaries buff; the veins white; some ochreous 

 scales ou inuer margin. Underneath whitish, the costal margins and outer mar- 

 gin of primaries pale brown. Expanse 32 mm. 



Habitat. — Castro, Parana. 



HYPSISD^. 



Eucyaiie gimdlactiia. — Palpi blai^k, ochreous at base. Body metallic 

 blue; last three segments of abdomen and ventrally to near base ochreous; 

 throat, fore coxae and base of legs ochreous. Primaries green-blue. Secondaries 

 brilliant metallic blue, darkest on outer half. Fringe whitish. Expanse 45 mm. 



Habitat. — Rio Cauo, Cuba. 



This species is quite similar to Napata chalybea Hiibn., except in 

 neu ration. 



MEGALOPYGID^. 



Altha inaciilata. — %,. Body and wings silvery white; pectinations of 

 autennse black ; some blackish hairs on fore legs. An outer row of reddish brown 

 .spots on veins 2-5 of primaries. Expanse 14 mm. 



Habitat. — Santiago, Cuba. 



