TRANSACTIONS 



OF THE 



ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY 



OF 



LONDON 



For the Year 1914. 



I. New Species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from S.E. 

 Brazil. By E. Dukinfield-Jones, F.Z.S. 



Part I. 



[Read February 4th, 1914.] 



Plate I. 

 Fam. SYNTOMIDAE. 



Pseudosphex aracia, sp. n. 



cj. Palpi outwardly black mixed with yellow, inwardly yellow; 

 pectus white; legs yellow, the fore-tibiae and tarsi and mid -tarsi 

 outwardly fuscous; frons yellow; vertex of head and antennae 

 black; a white point at base of antennae; back of head yellow; 

 tegulae yellow in front, black behind; thorax black with anterior 

 subdorsal yellow stripes and large posterior geminate yellow patch ; 

 patagia black with central yellow stripe; abdomen, basal half 

 dorsally pale reddish brown to 4th segment which shades into black, 

 terminal segments black, the tubercles on 1st segment yellow defined 

 by black line, valve yellow fringed with white. Fore-wings yellowish 

 hyaline, the veins black ; outer half suffused with black from costa 

 to vein 5, running into fine line in cell; a fine black fascia along 

 submedian fold; a purple reflexion in and beyond cell; inner 

 margin yellow suflHised with black at base and with cupreous 



TRANS. ENT. SOC. LOND. 1914. — PART I. (jUNE) B 



