DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SOUTH AMERICAN MOTHS. 



By William Schaus, 



Of Timckenham, England. 



The following 470 species are described from my collection, which I 

 have deposited in the United States National Museum. They comprise 

 species from the families Saturniidic, Citheroniidiv, Syntomida% Litho- 

 siidne, Nolida?, Arctiida^, Notodontida^ Melalophida?, Eupterotida?, 

 Lasiocampichv, Lacosomida\ Dalcerida\ Aedida^, Megalopygida\ Cos- 

 sidse, and Psychida\ Those of other families will appear later. 1 am 

 indebted to my friend Sir George F. Hampson for kindl}' examining 

 the species of Syntomida\ Lith()siida\ Nolida\ and Arctiida\ 



Family SATURNIID.E. 



Genus ROTHSCHILDIA Grote. 

 ROTHSCHILDIA AROMA, new species. 



Body brownish red, the abdomen irrorated with lilacine. Collar 

 white. A wdiite transverse basal band on al^domen; anal hairs white; 

 a lateral white band spotted with red-brown; ventral white marks. 

 Wings bright reddish brown; the transparent spots siibtriangular, 

 outlined with white and black, extending on to postmedial line; the 

 lines broad, white, medially edged with black. Primaries: costa irro- 

 rated with gre}'; the lilacine and grey irrorations lieyond postmedial 

 barely extending above vein 5. This species is most nearly allied to 

 Rothscldldla Icheaui Guerin, but the primaries are more falcate and 

 more brilliantly colored. 



Expanse. — Male, 123 mm. 



Hahltat. — Honduras. 



%?..— Cat. No. 84:71, U.S.N.M. 



ROTHSCHILDIA ROXANA, new species. 



Body and wings dark reddish l)rown; collar edged with white; a 

 basal white band on abdomen; anal hairs white; a lateral white band 

 spotted with brown; the ventral lines almost obsolete; transparent 

 spots triangular, incurved on basal side, extending on to postmedial 



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