148 Mr. E. Duk infield Jones's Descriptions of 



small above 2, 3 and 4, large above 5, 6 and 7 the last being crossed 

 by a black bar. Termen finely black. Cilia buff, tipped with 

 black at apex. Hind-wings ochrenus-white, semi-transparent, long 

 buff hairs on inner-margin, veins darker ; a dark discocellular spot ; 

 an outer line angled acutely outwards between veins 5 and 6 and a 

 terminal line bent inwards at the same place, meeting the other line 

 and forming two enclosed spaces. Under-side : fore-wings marked 

 as on upper-side but less distinct ; hind-wings the same as iipper- 

 side but more distinct. 

 Expanse 46 mm. 



Hah. Castro, Parana. 



Halisidota ronda, n. sp. 



^ . Palpi, 2nd joint orange crossed by black band ; head creamy- 

 grey, darker between antenn£B ; base of antennse orange ; antennae 

 reddish-brown ; an orange patch on fore tibise ; collar pale buff" with 

 four black patches ; thorax pale buff with dark dorsal line ; patagia 

 with sickle-shaped creamy-white mark bordered with black ; 

 abdomen orange with dorsal row of black spots ; lateral row of pale 

 buff spots ringed with black ; anal tuft pale buff ; under-side of 

 abdomen creamy-white with ventral and lateral darker spots. 

 Fore-wings pale buff irrorated with dark brown and crossed by 5 

 rows of creamy-white spots ringed with brown ; a small orange spot 

 at base of median vein ; a dark shade at base of wing between rows 

 1, 2 and 3, 4, also between 4, 5 from vein 5 to costa ; two creamy- 

 white spots beyond cell above veins 5 and 6. Hind-wings creamy- 

 white, pale buft' towai-ds inner margin ; well-defined postmedial and 

 subterminal lines, the space between being rather darker than the 

 rest of the wing. 



Expanse 46 mm. 



Hob. Castro, Parana. 



Halisidota aurata, n. sp. 



$ . Palpi and upper-side of fore femora orange-brown ; head thorax 

 and antennce bright fawn colour, thorax cream coloured posteriorly ; 

 abdomen fawn, cream coloured at base and last segment ; under-side 

 of thorax and abdomen cream. Fore-wings bright chrome-yellow ; 

 costa narrowly cream-coloured followed by orange to subcostal ; an 

 orange spot at base of median followed by slate-coloured strijie 

 reaching nearly to termen close to apex : cilia creamy-white. 

 Hind-wings creamy-white. 



Expanse 42 mm. 



Hob. Castro, Parana. 



