some new Hcs.i)ervid[e from Central and South America. 881 



At first sight like T. hrevicauda, Plotz * (T. eniopeus of 

 the B.C. A.), but on closer examination quite different. 



Sub-family, PAMPHILIN^. 



Prenes, Scudder. 



Prenes grapte, sp. nov, (Plate XXI, fig. 6.) 



(J, Upper-side dark brown with the basal half dark yellowish- 

 buff. Fore-wing with a small, oblong, subhyaline spot within and at 

 the end of, the cell. Two minute subapical dots, a small spot above 

 the second median nervule, a larger sagittate spot at the base of the 

 lower median nervules and a small spot resting above the centre of 

 the submedian nervure. Cilia of both wings pale brownish-white. 

 Underside ; ground colour paler ; sjjots on fore-wing as above but 

 spot on submedian nervure larger and less distinctly defined. 

 Hind-wing ; a small, circular, clearly defined, white spot in the cell, 

 an ultramedian white band commencing in a point on the costal 

 nervure and broadening greatly to the submedian nervure. Outer 

 margin broadly browiiish-grey, crossed by the brown nervules. 

 Anal fold broadly brown, except anal margin, which is narrowly 

 brownish-grey. 



Head, thorax and abdomen above concolorus with base of wings. 

 Palpi yellowish -buff, sprinkled with yellowish hairs ; terminal joint 

 black. Thorax and legs dark brown ; abdomen below, with yellow 

 spots. Antenna} black above ; yellowish below. 



Expanse 1^-^ inch. 



Hal. Peru. 



Allied to P. luctuosa, Herr. Schaff.f (Plotz MS. drawings, 

 pi. 426) and to P. pauper, Mabille, Pet. Nouv. Ent. p. 201 

 (1878), but differs on the hind-wing below and has the 

 additional spot in the cell of that wing. 



Aides, Billberg. 

 Aides incantator, sp. nov. (Plate XXI, fig. 7.) 



$ . Upper-side. Both wings dark brown with the basal areas 

 thickly clothed with yellowish-buff hairs. Fore-wing with the 



* Goninnis hrevicauda, Plotz, Stett. Ent. Zeit. xlvii, p. 8.3 (1886), 

 TVIS. drawings, pi 1319. 



t Goninrus luctuosa, Herr. Schaff., Produ. Syst. Lep. iii, p. 73 

 (1869). 



