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and black between. Hind-wings smoky-brown, terminal area darkest, 

 veins dark ; an indistinct suffused postmedial line ; cilia oclireous 

 with broken brown band. Under-side : fore-wings ochreous heavily 

 suffused with smoky-brown, terminal area darkest ; four green dots 

 on costa at apex ; hind-wings ochreous-white irrorated and suffused 

 with smoky-black, terminal area darkest; a well-defined disco- 

 cellular spot. 

 Expanse 38 mm. 



Hob. Castro, Parand. 



Sub-family ACRONYCTIN^. 



Hdcrochroma alhipimcta, n. sp. 



^ . Palpi, head, antennae and legs rufous-brown ; tarsi smoky 

 terminating with ochreous on each joint; thorax dark violaceous- 

 brown ; abdomen brown, first three segments laterally ochreous, crest 

 on 1st segment dark grey, on 2nd and 3rd dark fawn-colour. Fore- 

 wings dark violaceous-brown ; antemedial line lighter, a dark shade 

 inwardly; a broad dark medial fascia; postmedial line strongly 

 excurved beyond cell ; a terminal row of short black lines with white 

 spot between the veins : a dark space between subcostal and ante- 

 medial lines from inner margin to submedian, containing minute 

 white spot ; a white spot on reniform ; a large lunular dark spot 

 near apex with four minute whitish dots on costa. Hind-wings 

 creamy-white heavily suffused with smoky-brown on terminal area 

 and less heavily on costal area. Under-side : fore-wings ochreous 

 heavily suffused with brown ; a broad dark suffused medial band ; 

 suffused postmedial and sub-terminal lines; a terminal row of ochreous 

 spots at the ends of veins; four ochreous spots on costa near apex ; 

 hind-wings ochreous suffused with violaceous-brown and irrorated 

 with smoky-brown on costa and apex ; a broad dark antemedial line 

 best defined at costa ; a dentate wavy postmedial and diffused sub- 

 terminal lines. 



Expanse 37 mm. 



Eab. Castro, Parana. 



Cropia poliomera, n. sp. 



? . Palpi head and antennae brown ; cilia of legs violaceous- 

 brown; tarsi brown, each joint terminating with ochreous; tegulse 

 ochreous; thorax ochreous thickly mottled with brown; abdomen 

 brown. Fore-wings glossy brown ; medial area darkest of the three ; 

 a dark excurved medial fascia; sub-basal line black; antemedial 



