130 xoctuid.t:. 



{Trujino, Jlorye), 3 J, 4 $, OiizaLa (FhrJi), 1 $, Coatepoc 

 (Brooks), 1 d" ; Guatemala (Bodriyuez), 1 c? , Cerro Zunil 

 {CJianijiion). 1 $, Godman-Salvin Coll.; Haiti (Ticeedie), 1 $; 

 Colombia, Bogota (Stevens). 1 J ; Venezvela (Moritz, Kaihn, 

 Bi/son), 2 c5", 6 $ ; Bkazil, Kio Janeiro, 1 $ , Tijuca (Wafpirr), 

 1 2 ; RvRAGrAT, Sapucay (Foster), 1 $ ; Aijuentixa, Goya 

 (Perrins), 1 d , La Kioja {Giacomeli), 1 $, Buenos Avres 

 (O. Thomas, Wilkinson), 6 d , 2 $ . -E^^^. 40-50 millim. 



8257. Syngrapha feisthaineli. (Plate CCXXXVI. fig. 25.) 



Tluda feisthaindii, Giien. Koct. ii. p. 329 (1852). 



S ■ Head and thorax violaceous white mixed vath red-brown, a 

 whitish line between antennae ; abdomen brownish grey, the 

 c-rests chocolate-brown at tips. Fore wing violaceous white irrorated 

 with red-brown, the medial area below the cell chocolate-brown 

 with a golden gloss except at inner margin, the subterminal area 

 suflaised with golden brown ; subbasal line fine, whitish slightly 

 defined on each side by brown, from costa to vein 1 : antemedial line 

 Avhitish slightly dehned on each side by brown, exciu'ved below costa, 

 incui'ved in cell, then oblique; orbicular with violaceous annulus 

 slightly defined by brown, elliptical, inwardly oblique; reniform with 

 violaceous outline and its centre defined bv brown, angled inwards 

 along median nervure to near the antemedial line and defined 

 ])elow by a curved silvery streak ; postmedial line violaceous 

 defined on outer side by chocolate-brown, slightly bent outwards 

 below costa, oblique to vein 5, then obliquely incurved, some }3ale 

 points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line indistinct, dark. 

 incurA'ed below discal fold and slightly angled outwards at sub- 

 median fold ; a fine waved dark terminal line defined on inner side 

 by whitish from apex to below vein 4. Hind wing pale cupreous 

 brown ; cilia white with a slight lirown line through them ; the 

 imderside whitish suffusetl with brown, an indistinct diffused 

 postmedial line. 



Hah. Fr. GriAXA. Cayenne. St. Jean Maroni (Scliaus). 1 c7 . 

 Exp. 3G millim. 



8258. Syngrapha egenella. 



Plusia egenella, Hei-r.-Scbalf. Corresp.-blatt. zool.-miii. Ver. Eegensb. xxii. 



p. 183 (1868). 

 Plusia abeona, Druce, Biol. Ceiitr.-Ain., Ilet. i. p. 332, pi. 30. f. 16 (1889). 



c? .- Head, thomx, and abdomen red-brown mixed with grey. 

 Fore wing pale pinkish grey mixed with red-brown : subbasal line 

 represented by a greyish striga from costa ; antemedial line greyish, 

 slightly waved, oblique below the cell where it is defined on outer 

 side by a narrow oblicpie whitisli band from below the orbicular, 

 which has a greyish annulus and its centre defined by red-brown, 

 round ; a faint whitish rounded stigma below the cell ; renifonn with 

 red-brown centre and slight grey annulus. figure-of-eight-sha])ed : 

 the medial area witli three indistinct oljlitjue red-brown lines from 



