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VIII. Descriptions of Neiv /SJpea'es o/Lepidoptera-Heterocera 

 from South-east Brazil. By E. DuKiNFiELD Jones, 

 F.E.S. 



[Read March 4th, 1908.] 



Note. — The species described in the following paper 

 were for the most part taken by myself, and the types 

 remain in my own private collection. 



E. DuKiNFiELD Jones. 



Castro, Eeigate, 1908. 



Family SYNTOMID.E. 



Pheia hxmatostida, n. sp. 



5 . Palpi fuscous black, a few white scales on 1st and 2nd joints ; 

 head and body fuscous black, antennae white on under-side near 

 extremity, extremity black ; two large white spots on pectus ; fore 

 cox£e black with large white spot and a few white scales at extremity ; 

 middle and hind coxae white ; legs black ; abdomen ventrally white 

 on first 3 segments ; a pair of crimson spots on tegulse and on 

 shoulders. Fore-wings hyaline rather heavily bordered with black 

 especially on termen, the black running about half way up vein 2, 

 very broad at apex ; veins black and rather broad ; a broad disco- 

 cellular bar; a crimson spot at base between median and sub- 

 median : hind-wings narrowly bordered with black on inner margin, 

 broadening on termen to apex ; costa grey. 



Expanse 31 mm. 



Hob. Castro, Parana. 



Loxcphlebia aurantiaca, n. sp. 



$. Palpi head and antennce black; coxte white; tegul?e thorax 

 and abdomen bright orange ; a black dorsal line on thorax and first 

 two segments of abdomen ; last three segments black ; valve creamy- 

 white. Fore-wings hyaline narrowly bordered with fuscous black 

 on costa termen and inner margin, broadly at apex ; base orange ; a 

 rather slight discocellular bar; a black fascia on cellular fold at 

 terminal area. Hind-wings narrowly bordered with black rather 

 broader at apex and on inner margin ; base orange. 



Expanse 23 mm. 



Hah. S. E. Brazil. 



TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1908. — PART I. (MAY) 



