150 W. SCHAUS. 



NOCTUID^. 



Prodenia inariina.. — Head and thorax mottled buff aud dark brown. 

 Abdomen greyish browu. Primaries dark brown ; a buff streak on base of sub- 

 costal ; a buff streak on median shortly bifurcating on veins 3 and 4 ; a buff streak 

 on basal third of vein 2 ; an oblique buff basal streak from costa to submedian ; an 

 inwardly oblique buff streak from subcostal to submedian partly shaded with 

 velvety brown, and divided below median by a dark line; orbicular outwardly 

 oblique from subcostal, buff, coutainiug a grey streak, and shaded with darker 

 browu on either side; reniform inwardly oblique from subcostal, partly outlined 

 with buff; traces of a geminate dark outer line, filled in with buff on inner mar- 

 gin; a broad subterminal buff shade divided by a dark line, and preceded by 

 black streaks between the veins; fringe buff, divided by a dark line. Secondar- 

 ies white ; some brown scales along costa. Expanse 30 mm. . 



Habitat. — Castro, Parana. 



Fagitana. iiiTeigtitta. — Head, thorax and primaries dark lilacine lirown. 

 Abdomen dark brown. Primaries: orbicular round, consisting of a fine reddish 

 brown circle; reniform larger, outlined with reddish brown and containing pos- 

 teriorly a pure white spot; a fine dark line from costa near^apex to middle of 

 inner margin, beyond which the wing is a trifle more lilacine; a fine subterminal 

 wavy reddish brown line. Secondaries dull brown. Expanse 37 mm. 



Habitat. — Castro, Parana. 



Fagitaiia margiiiata. — Head and thorax reddish brown, the scales 

 tipped with grey. Primaries reddish brown, thickly irrorated with greyish 

 scales, the outer margin especially being broadly and evenly tinted with grey ; 

 the inner and outer lines fine, very indistinct; orbicular and reniform narrow, 

 greyish like the outer margin; fringe dark, tipped with pale grey. Secondaries 

 blackish browu ; slightly whitish at base; fringe light grey. Expanse 36 mm. 



Habitat. — Castro, Parana. 



Eutlkij^anotia magiiifica. — Head black, with some yellow scales. 

 Collar dark red. Thorax reddish brown, both mottled with white and yellow 

 scales. Abdomen black; a yellow streak laterally at base. Primaries maroon, 

 irrorated with pale bluish green scales; a basal white line; a broad wavy inner 

 white band; orbicular and reniform black, separated by some white scales; a 

 broad white space beyond cell from costa to vein 3, bulging outwardly at vein 6, 

 and below vein 4. and crossed from vein 7 by a parallel maroon line; a broad 

 white band below reniform, from vein 2 to inner margin ;, outer margin white, 

 crossed by a lunular maroon shade; a terminal black line; fringe black and 

 white alternately. Secondaries yellow; the costal and outer margins very 

 broadly black; inner margin narrowly black; a black streak across end of cell ; 

 some terminal yellow spots; fringe white, spotted with black. Expanse 48 mm. 



Habitat. — Petropolis, Brazil. 



Cy<losia punctistriga. — Body black. White spots on palpi, frons, col- 

 lar, patagise and thorax; also ventrally on abdomen and on legs; anal tuft 



