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78. Josioides mutans. 



Josia miitans, Walker, Lep. Het. ii. p. 296, n. 8 

 (1854). 

 Lake Agudas, 12tli April, 1874. 



EuDOLiCHE, Moeschler. 



79. Eudoliche achatina, n. sp. 



Allied to E. vittata of Moschler, but smaller, Avith 

 more nearly the aspect of NejJita frigida ; primaries 

 fawn coloured, sprinkled and bordered with white ; two 

 transverse white belts across the base ; a white spot at the 

 end of the cell ; two confluent ferruginous spots on the 

 white border at apex ; a blackish streak bounding the 

 outer border internally and continued along the inner 

 margin to the second Avhite belt ; secondaries greyish- 

 brown ; the borders, base and a spot at the end of the 

 cell white ; body white, metathorax brown, posterior seg- 

 ments of abdomen greyish ; Avings below white, primaries 

 Avith a large broAvn patch Avhich covers the greater part of 

 the discoidal cell and the disc ; base of costal area taAvny ; 

 body beloAv Avhite : expanse 21 millimetres. 



Rio Jutahi, 5th February, 1875. 



80. Eudoliche sordida, n. sp. 



Upper side pale greyish-brown, primaries whitish, with 

 the apex, fringe and several spots on outer margin Avhite ; 

 a spot at end of cell, a lai'ger one at apex, and one or tAvo 

 small ones on outer margin black ; the fringe opposite to 

 the black spots broAvn ; head, collar and tegulte Avhite, anus 

 Avhitish ; under surface more uniformly grey, not Avhitish, 

 but with the white apical patch and marginal spots as 

 above : expanse 14 millimetres. 



Rio Jutahi, 31st January, 1875. 



The genus Eudoliche is allied to Nepita and Doliche. 



EuSTixiS, Hubner. 



81. Eustixis minima, n. sp. 



Primaries cream colour ; Aa^c dark brown costal spots, 

 two or three on the disc, and tAvo (one behind the other) 

 at the centre of outer margin ; secondaries ochreous ; a 

 grey spot at apex ; head and thorax cream coloured ; an- 

 tennfE, excepting at the base, blackish; abdomen ochreous; 

 imder surface ochreous ; Avings with a central rosy flush, 

 which is concentrated upon the veins; primaries with 



