collected in Chili. 11 



a broad fringe of delicate snow-white hair. Expanse of 

 wings, 37 mm. 



? . Whitj'-brown ; primaries above irrorated with 

 black and grey, and crossed by indistinct black irregular 

 lines almost as in M. dedecora ; the general aspect, 

 however, is nearer to that of the female of Porthetria 

 hypoleuca, but the primaries are darker and the markings 

 confused ; below, the wings are crossed by two arched 

 grey-brown stripes, one discal, the other submarginal ; 

 the primaries as above are darker than the secondaries, 

 which are of a greyish whity-brown colour ; the body on 

 both surfaces is also of this colour. Expanse of wings, 

 48 mm. 



The male was bred at the end of November ; its 

 general coloration is shining chocolate, but the primaries 

 and thorax have a distinctly greyish appearance. 



16. Macromphalia dedecora. 



<? ? Bomhyx ancilla, Philippi, Linnsea Entomologica, 



xiv. p. 289, n. 25 (1860). 

 $ . Bombi/x dedecora, Feisthamel, Mag. de ZooL, 



2e ser.' pi. 23, fig. 2 (1839) 



Valparaiso ; in August. 



The male was "bred from larva found feeding on a 

 garden Piiius ; feeds also on *Quilo' in May. Brown 

 and hairy, a double row of long pencil-like tufts of black 

 hair along the back ; cocoon similar in shape and 

 texture to that of the 'Drinker' {Odonestis potatoiia)." 

 —T. E. 



17. Macromyhalia chilensis. 



Macromphalia chilensis, Felder, Keise. der Nov. Lep. 

 4, pi. Ixxxiii. fig. 23 <? ; pi. Ixxxiv. fig. 12 ? (1874). 



Valdivia. 



" Bred from larva; hairy, greyish brown, with double 

 row of long thin black pencil-like tufts along the back ; 

 head black, with yellow A-shaped mark on face; under- 

 side and claspers reddish. Emerged beginning of April." 

 —T. E. 



