collected in Chili. 55 



primaries on both surfaces ; the fringe of all the wings 

 distinctly spotted with black on the under surface ; the 

 discal stripe on the under surface of primaries straight, 

 black ; the entire surface of these wings darker, the 

 discal stripe of secondaries further down the outer 

 margin; the discoidal cell of the same wings shorter 

 and broader, and the palpi longer. Expanse of wings, 

 23 mm. 



" Mountains of the hacienda of Cauquenes."— T. E. 



11. Scapula indistmcta, n. s. 



Form and general whitish tint of S. decrepit* lis much 

 smaller ; primaries above pale stramineous with the 

 discoidal spots blackish ; the upper portion of the discal 

 line represented by a straight transverse series of black 

 dots running from the fourth black costal spot to the 

 second median branch ; the lower portion is only repre- 

 sented by a few black scales between the end of the cell 

 and the inner margin ; the subbasal line is very oblique 

 and represented by four black dots; the marginal dots 

 are small ; fringe blackish grey ; secondaries with an 

 imperfect discal grey stripe parallel to the outer margin, 

 followed by a submarginal series ot rather large grey 

 spots and a marginal series of black dots ; fringe grey 

 at the base; body white ; primaries below pale strami- 

 neous as above, the markings rather more distinct, 

 secondaries white, with the borders slightly yellowish , 

 the usual black markings, but the discal line slender; 

 body below stramineous ; venter with lateral series ot 

 black dots. Expanse of wings, 20 mm. 



" Valparaiso, in July.— T. E. 



S. indistmcta somewhat resembles Duponchel's figure 

 of E bidea fimbriatcdis . 



12. Scopula melanosticta, n. s. 

 Form and pattern above of S. prunalis, but white, the 

 primaries slightly tinted with stramineous, the discoida 

 soots black ; the usual lines indistinct, the externa 

 border greyish brown, with a submarginal series oi 

 blackish spots ; the usual black marginal dots; fringe 

 blackish ; secondaries with brownish external border ; 

 the usual black dots at the end of the cell and along the 



