166 Mr. E. Dukinfield Jones's Descriptions of 



anal tuft yellowisli. Fore-wings lilarine-brown, tlie veins thickly 

 irrorated with black and a few ochreous scales, especially on costal 

 and terminal areas ; anleniedial line f^eniinate, black, distinct below 

 median vein and obscure lo costa, ouler line darker of (he two ; 

 postmcdial geminate, bla<k, distinct fnim inner margin to vein 5, 

 obsciiro to costa, inner line the darker ; a terminal line of dark 

 lunules between the veins ; cilia long, ochreous with broad brown 

 band and blown tijis ; a wliitc fascia on median vein from base to 

 beyond cell and continuing tlience to apex, suffused witli brown 

 between veins 5 and 7 ; a suffused blaik spot in middle of cell and 

 a second on discocellulars. Hind-wings ochreous suffused with 

 brown outwardly, heaviest at apex. 

 Expanse 24 mm. 



Hob. Castro, Parana. 



Sub-family, HEEmXIAN^i;. 



Phrodita fasciata, n. sp. 



^ . Palpi fawn-colour ; antenna', stem creamy-white, pectinations 

 fawn-colour ; head thorax and abdomen creamy-white ; a broad 

 black dorsal line on thorax. Fore-wings creamy-white, costa 

 narrowly fawn-colour ; a black fascia below median and vein 2 

 reaching or nearly reaching termen, preceded by black dot at base ; 

 a black fascia from middle of cell to termen jireceded by minute 

 black dot (sometimes aljsent) and crossed by white bar at liisco- 

 cellulars ; black fascirc between the veins on terminal area, that 

 above vein 7 obscure or wanting. Hind-wings white. 



Expanse ^ 28-32 mm. ; ? 32-40 mm. 



Hah. Castro, Parana. 



Very close to I\ InJinca, Schaus.; but differs from it in 

 the fasciae on terminal area and the black line on the 

 thorax. 



Family SPHINGIDvE. 



ChJmnoriramma muscosa, n. sp. 



,^ . Palpi, 1st joint and base of 2nd white in front black behind, 



tip olivaceous ; head thorax and abdomen olivaceous, a few 



wliitc hairs at base of autenn;e ; patagia fringed with white, 



a lateral row of triajigidar dark spots on abdomen ; under-side 



