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NOCTUIDiE. 



blackish at sides; abdomen black -brown, the base and extremity 

 ochreous ; the hair on femora, the lateral tufts, and ventral surface 

 of abdomen rufous. Fore wing pale pink-brown sparsely irrorated 

 with black ; traces of a curved dark antemedial line ; orbicular 

 represented by a black point, the reniform by a red spot with black 

 points above and below it ; a fuscous medial shade excurved at 

 middle; postmcdial line represented by a series of black points, 



Fig. Q8.—Eriopi/(/a pallescens, (^ . 



oblique from costa to vein 6, then inwardly oblique ; subterminal 

 line very indistinct, pale, faintly defined by brown on each side 

 and with two fuscous points above inner margin, slightly angled 

 outwards at vein 7 and excurved at middle ; a terminal series of 

 black points. Hind wing ochreous white tinged with brown, 

 especially on marginal areas; cilia ochreous; the underside with 

 black discoidal spot, postmedial series of slight striae on the veins, 

 and terminal series of points, 



Bab. Brazil, Organ Mts., Tijuca (S. R. Wagner), 1 cJ , Sao 

 Paulo, type t J in CoU, Schaus ; PAKAetTAY, Sapucay (Foster), 1 § . 

 Exp. 36 millim. 



C. Mid femora and tibia of male with tufts of long thick 

 hair ; abdomen with very large lateral tufts from base 

 and fringed with hair towards extremity ; fore wing on 

 underside with the cell clothed with silky downturned 

 hair. 



a. Fore wing with the postmedial line minutely serrate, 

 a'. Abdomen of male with the lateral tufts from base 



fuscous fusdharhata. 



b^. Abdomen of male with the lateral tufts from base 



puyple vinoharbata. 



b. Fore wing with the postmedial line even. 



a^. Fore wing ochreous suffused with rufous, the sub- 

 terminal line almost even. 

 a-. Fore wing with the reniform not concave towards 



base melanogaster. 



P. Fore wing with the reniform concave towards 



base secedens. 



b^. Fore wing grey irrorated with red-brown, the sub- 



terniinal line slightly sinuous excavata. 



1581 . Eriopyga fuscibarhata, n. sp. 



c? . Head and thorax pale red-brown : palpi blackish : pectus and 

 legs dark brown ; abdomen black-brown, the lateral fringes, anal 



