HALISIDOTA. 155 



median nervuro, and of postmedial and subterminal series of den- 

 tate spots. Hind wing ochx-eous, with irregular fuscous markings 

 on terminal area. 



cT . Fore wing less irrorated with black ; hind wing with dark 

 sufl'usion on inner half of wing. 



JhiJ). Brazil, Castro Parana, 1 $ type f in Coll. Schaus. Exp., 

 6 54, § 02 millira. 



1489. Halisidota sthenia, n. sp. (Phite XL. fig. 0.) 



(S . Brownish ochreous ; palpi hrowu at sides : branches of 

 antenna; brown ; abdomen dark brown on dorsum. Fore wing 

 suffused with brown ; some black points near base ; an antemedial 

 clearer ochreous band edged by black points oblique from costa to 

 median nervuro, where it is angled and ol)Solcte below submedian 

 fold ; a similar obscure medial band angled at lower angle of cell, 

 where there is a black point, and extending to inner margin ; post- 

 medial and subterminal series of obscure dark-edged dentate spots ; 

 a blackish terminal line. Hind wing pale ochreous ; the terminal 

 area fuscous. 



Wings narrow ; hind wing with veins 4, 5 on a long stalk ; 

 6, 7 shortly stalked. 



Hab. Bolivia, Hio JSongo {Garlepp), 1 c? type. Exj). ^(imillim. 



1490. Halisidota bactris. 



ISoctua bactris, Sepp, Surinam Vlind. ii. p. 22o, pi, 100 (1848) ; Kirby, 



Cat. Het. p. 210. 

 Halisidota falacra, Dognin, Bull. Soc. Eut. Fr. Ix. p. clxxv (1891) ; iil. 



Lep. Lojk, pi. S. f. 15 ; Kirby, Cat. Het. p. 90r>. 



c{ . Ochreous, tinged with brown ; palpi blackish at sides ; 

 abdomen dorsally fuscous. Fore wing irrorated with brown : some 

 ill-defined ochreous marks outlined with brown below costa, in end 

 of cell, and below the cell ; an oblique series of obscure lunulate 

 marks beyond the cell, and a subterminal series of long bidentate 

 lunulate marks. Hind Aving fuscous, with the costal half ochreous ; 

 some slight dark marks on termen at apex. Fore wing with vein 

 10 sometimes shortly stalked with 7, 8, U. 



llaf>. SuKiNAM ; EcTJADoii, Loja, type t S falacra in Coll. Dognin ; 

 Peru ; BoLtviA, R. Songo, 1 c? , H. Tanampaya. E,vp., J 56, 

 2 02 millim. 



Larva. Black : hair short, black ; some long black hairs on 

 anterior and posterior somites, which have also thin pencils of 

 ochreoUs hair directed forwards and backwards ; prolegs orange. 

 Food-plant, Bactris acatitliocarpa. 



1491. Halisidota luiaco. (Plato XL. fig. 2u.) 



Halisidota huaco, Scbaus, A. M. N. 11. (7) vii. p. 2(;6 (I'JOl). 



Pale ochreous; ])alpi :iii(l Irons fuscous brown; thorax tinged 

 with brown; al)donien dorsally fuscous bmwn. Fore Ming irrorated 



