New species of Lepidoptera-Heterocera from S.E. Brazil. 5 



$. Similar to male, but with metallic green-blue patches on 

 thorax ; abdomen beneath white on segments 2-4, some green-blue 

 scales on 2nd. 



Expanse ^ 30 mm., $ 32 mm. 



Hob. Alto da Serra, Santos; Castro, Parana. 



Closely allied to C. durca, Schaus, but differs from it in 

 the white tips of antennae, absence of white on tarsi, 

 absence of blue on tegulae and patagia and in different 

 terminal band in both wings. 



Diptilon gladia, sp. n. 



(J. Palpi black, 2nd and 3rd joints with some brown in front; 

 femora black; fore- and mid-tarsi yellow beneath; hind tibiae 

 yellow beneath, tarsi almost entirely yellow ; f rons brownish grey ; 

 head, antennae, tegulae, patagia and thorax black; some orange 

 on cheeks and shoulders; abdomen black, the anal tuft brownish 

 grey, underneath whitish yellow to 5th segment, a small yellow 

 spot on anal segment. Fore-wings yellowish hyaline, the veins 

 narrowly black; a narrow discocellular bar, expanding into a spot 

 on the fold ; a subcostal orange spot at base ; some scattered yellow 

 scales on outer third of costa ; inner margin broadly black ; termen 

 narrowly black, expanding from below vein 5 to apex ; cilia black. 

 Hind-wings; upper half orange lower half black; termen black; 

 cilia orange. 



Expanse 25 mm. 



Hab. Ara^atuba, W. Sao Paulo. 



Eumenogaster baura, sp. n. 



(J. Palpi; 1st joint black, 2nd and 3rd white with some black 

 scales at sides ; pectus white ; fore-femora black with white patch, 

 tibiae and tarsi black; mid-femora purplish black, tibiae streaked 

 with red, tarsi yellow; hind-femora black streaked with red, tibiae 

 red with some black at distal end; frons white; vertex of head 

 black with some yellow hairs at base of antennae; back of head 

 yellow; antennae black; tegulae yellow; patagia black, fringed 

 with yellow hairs ; thorax black with long yellow hairs ; abdomen 

 1st segment black with two subdorsal orange spots, 2nd segment 

 ochreous yellow in front, black behind, a black dorsal stripe running 

 into the posterior black, subdorsal diagonal orange streaks between 

 the yellow and black; 3rd and 4th segments reddish purple; the 

 remaining segments purplish brown. Fore-wings yellow hyaline; 

 the veins black, the median ones irrorated with yellow; the disco- 

 cellulars red ; a bright crimson subcostal fascia from base to apex ; 



