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Eriopyga appovximans, n. sp. 



5 . Light rufous-brown ; abdomen suffused with light brown and 

 thinly irrorated with nearly black scales. Fore-wings medial area 

 darker than the rest of the wing ; antemedial and postmedial lines 

 geminate, nearly straight and converging towards inner margin ; an 

 indistinct dark medial fascia and dark shade in cell ; costal area 

 irrorated with black ; a pale wavy sub-terminal line ; orbicular 

 and reniform dark, surrounded by pale line ; cilia ochreous with 

 geminate pale brown bands. Hind-wings white suffused with brown 

 on costa and at apex, ternien brown. Under-side : fore-wings, 

 centrally brown ; costal and terminal areas rufous ; hind-wings 

 white suffused with rufous on costa and apex ; a very minute 

 discocellular spot. 



Expanse 36 mm. 



Ilab. Castro, Parana. 



Eriopyga atrisignata, n. sp. 



^ . Ochreous-brown ; abdomen dorsally brown, lateral tufts fawn- 

 colour, anal tuft yellowish, underneath fawn ; legs pinkish-fawn. 

 Fore-wings lines very obscure except the postmedial which consists 

 of minute black dots on veins ; a minute black spot at base of cell ; 

 a smaller dot on submedian at antemedial line ; orbicular and 

 reniform black. Hind-wings ochreous suffused with brown, veins 

 darker, iridescent at base. Under-side : fore-wings centrally brown, 

 costal area pinkish-fawn irrorated with dark brown ; a well-defined 

 postmedial line ; hind-wings, ochreous suffused with fawn at base, 

 irrorated with dark brown at costa and apex ; indistinct postmedial 

 line and discocelkilar spot. 



Expanse 34 mm. 



Hah. Castro, Parand. 



Sub-family CUCULLIAN^. 



CucuUia perlucida, n. sp. 



^ . Palpi f uscoua and white in front, fuscous behind, 3rd joint 

 dark fuscous ; frons fuscous ; vertex fuscous and grey, white tufts 

 at base of antennse ; antennae rufous ; tegulje fuscous and grey with 

 a fine posterior dark line ; pro thoracic tuft grey white and brown ; 

 thorax light brown and white, a few scattered black scales, a broad 

 fuscous dorsal stripe ; abdomen ochreous, dorsally suffused with 



