NO. H44. NEW ^OUTII AMERICAN MOTllS—SCHAVS. 121 



Genus SORYGAZA Walker. 

 SORYGAZA ACUTALIS, new species. 



Primaries elong-ate, strongly- excavate on upper half of outer marg-in ; 

 brownish ocher with a lilaceous tint; orbicular a minute black dot; 

 reniform a large round black spot, its center a little broken in pale; 

 fringe dark brown preceded by a row of marginal dots, which show dis- 

 tinctly only at the excavation; a faint trace of transverse anterior line 

 on inner marg-in. Hind wings A'ellowish white, the fringe a shade 

 darker; a small dark round discal dot. Below whitish, the costa and 

 fringe of fore wings shaded darker purplish; a small discal dot on both 

 wing's. 



Expanse. — 20 mm. 



Jlahitat.—'S^o Paulo, Brazil. 



Typ<..—i^aX. No. 9575, U.S.N.M. 



Genus NEOHERMINIA Druce. 

 NEOHKRMINIA CHISENA, new species. 



Light purplish brown; primaries with a dark brown shaded mark 

 from costa subapically bent to pass over reniform. then ol)liqueh' to 

 inner margin as a mesial shade, the outer part narrowly edged by a 

 yellow line; reniform large, broadh' ringed in pale yellow, filled with 

 a narrow dark broken ring; orbicular a small pale yellow dot; trans- 

 verse anterior line narrow, dark, obscure; a row of black marginal 

 dots. Secondaries with two mesial dark wavy lines and a pale yellow 

 submarginal one, all faint and visible distinctlv onh^ toward anal mar- 

 gin. Below the discal dots are repeated in dark brown, faintly pale 

 ringed; the lines are onh" traces. 



Eepaiise. — 30 mm. 



Hahitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



Tyj^..— Cat. No. 95TT, U.S.N.M. 



Genus BLEPTINA Guenee. 

 BLEPTINA CANDALIS, new species. 



Brown, slightly bronzy, markings obscure; transverse anterior line 

 dark, nearly straight; median shade visible below; reniform a minute 

 pale yellowish speck; posterior line dark, linear, finely pointed dentate; 

 submarginal line straight, slender, pale yellow, a little flexed over dis- 

 cal nervules; a row of small dark marginal dots. Secondaries a little 

 less bronzy than primaries, with a faintdark mesial line. Below lighter, 

 a submarginal pale line from costa of fore wings, continuous on hind 



