166 Mr. E. Diikinfield Jones's Descriptions of 



anal tuft yellowish. Fore-wings lilacine-brown, the veins thickly 

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

 and terminal areas ; antemedial line geminate, black, distinct below 

 median vein and obscure to costa, outer line darker of the two ; 

 postmedial geminate, black, distinct from inner margin to vein 5, 

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

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

 band and brown tii)s ; a white fascia on median vein from base to 

 beyond cell and continuing thence to apex, suffused with brown 

 between veins 5 and 7 ; a suffused black sjjot in middle of cell and 

 a second on discocellulars. Hind-wings ochreous suffused with 

 brown outwardly, heaviest at apex. 

 Expanse 24 mm. 



Hah. Castro, Parand. 



Sub-family, HERMINIAN^. 



Phrodita fasciata, n. sp. 



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

 faAyn-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 preceded by minute 

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

 cellulars ; black fasciae 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 P. hilinm, Schaus., but differs from it in 

 the fasciae on terminal area and the black line on the 

 thorax. 



Family SPHINGIDiE. 



Chlienogramma muscosa, n. sp. 



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

 tip olivaceous ; head thorax and abdomen: olivaceous, a few 

 white hairs at base of antennte ; patagia fringed with white, 

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



