collected in Chili. 351 



breeding ; but, judging by analogy, they ought to prove 

 to be distinct though aUied species, and therefore as such 

 I must provisionally regard them. 



17. Paragonia arenosa, n. s. 



<? . Sandy yellow, densely irrorated with black atoms ; 

 primaries crossed, at basal and external thirds, by two 

 oblique scarcely perceptible pale stripes, edged internally 

 at their extremities with greyish and black scales ; both 

 of these stripes are inangied close to the costa ; 

 secondaries crossed in the middle from second subcostal 

 branch to inner margin by a similar, but not angulated, 

 stripe ; body whitish ; wings below, sandy yellow, black- 

 speckled, with white internal borders ; primaries with 

 two abbreviated subapical zigzag white lines on the 

 costal area, the inner one black-edged; body sandy 

 yellow. Expanse of wings, 42 mm. 



? , Considerably paler than the male ; the markings 

 greyer, apical borders greyer; fringe with dusky spots 

 at the extremities of the veins ; secondaries with the 

 costal area broadly white ; wings below pale sandy 

 yellowish, black-speckled ; internal borders white ; pri- 

 maries with the costa at apex white ; the greyish stripes 

 of the upper surface better defined, the outer one zigzag 

 towards the inner margin. Expanse of wings, 46 mm. 



"Valparaiso, throughout the year; Valdivia, in Janu- 

 ary."— T. E. 



This note respecting the localities and times of appear- 

 ance is referable not to P. arenosa only, but to the entire 

 series of Paragonice in the collection ; nothing can be 

 more improbable than that the same species should occur 

 throughout the year in any locality, and the fact that, in 

 Valdivia, it was only obtained during January is evidence 

 of the strongest kind, that not one but several species are 

 here represented. I sincerely hope that the next lepi- 

 dopterist who visits Valparaiso will carefully collect and 

 label specimens of Paragonia with the date of capture 

 during every month of the year, for I feel confident, if 

 this is done, the specific distinctions of most, if not all, 

 of the forms which I separate here will be satisfactorily 

 established. 



