Lepicloptera-Hctei'ocera from South-East Brazil. 443 



Macalla sinualis, n. sp. 



^ . Proboscis, palpi, fore-femora and head fawn-colour with some 

 white scales intermixed ; fore- and middle-tibiae fawn with black 

 band round middle ; antennae dark brown, a few whitish scales on 

 the shaft ; antennal processes fawn-colour with some white and a 

 few black scales, the middle portion of brush very dark grey ; 

 tegulae fawn with some black scales; thorax ochreous and fawn, 

 two large black subdorsal, posterior spots ; patagia fawn, white and 

 very dark grey ; abdomen ochreous, two large black subdorsal 

 spots on 1st segment ; a dorsal and two lateral black spots on 2nd 

 segment, the remainder heavily suffused and irrorated with black 

 and a few fawn scales, underneath ochreous. Forewings creamy 

 white, suffused and irrorated with fawn and black ; base black, 

 followed by fawn irrorated with black ; a black triangular patch 

 before antemedial line below median nervure ; antemedial line black, 

 sinuous, angled outwards on subcostal, inwards below median nervure, 

 followed by white below median nervure; postmedial black, in- 

 curved below costa, excurved on veins 4-5, incurved on vein 2 

 followed by white below costa ; raediaharea centrally suffused with 

 bright fawn-colour, a few black irrorations on costa, beyond and 

 below cell, and an inner margin ; a round black discocellular spot ; 

 terminal area suflfused with fawn and irrorated with black ; a heavy 

 dark shade before apex from costa to below vein 5, a smaller dark 

 shade below veins 2 and 3 ; a terminal row of dark spots between 

 the veins : cilia ochreous interrupted by dark points at veins. 

 Hindwings opalescent, creamy white ; apex broadly black ; small 

 fuscous spots at tornus and at end of vein 2. 



Expanse 34 mm. 



Hab. Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



Macalla r eg alls, n. sp. 



^ . Proboscis, palpi, pectus and femora reddish brown ; tibiae 

 dark brown mixed with whitish; tarsi fuscous ringed with ochreous, 

 antennae grey ; antennal processes reddish brown, the base of the 

 brush with long fuscous scales, top of brush reddish brown ; head, 

 tegulae and abdomen reddish brown mixed with ochreous ; thorax 

 anteriorly ochreous, posteriorly fuscous ; patagia reddish brown and 

 fuscous ; abdomen ventrally ochreous, anal tuft light brown tipped 

 with fuscous. Forewings white ; basal third reddish brown heavily 

 suffused and irrorated with black ; terminal third suffused with 

 reddish brown, a very dark circular patch below apex : antemedial 

 line black, sinuous, excurved on subcostal, incurved below median 



