Species of Pyr;iliil;e. 255 



black. Fore wing with the costa brown ; a brown point in 

 niidille of cell and discoidal lunule defined by brown ; aii 

 indistinct dili'ascd carved brown postniedial line from costa 

 to vein 2 ; cilia with a dark line near base. Hind wing with 

 brown discoidal lunnlc ; an indistinct dili'nscd curved brown 

 line from costa beyond middle to vein 2 near termen ; cilia 

 ■with a dark line near base except towards toruus. Under- 

 side of fore -wing with the costal and terminal areas suffused 

 with fuscous brown, the latter broad at costa, narrowing to 

 a point above tornus. 



Hab. Paraguay, Sapucay (Foster), 4 ^ tvpe. Ej;p 

 20-24 mm. 



(2 c) Samea similulis, sp. n. 



Abdomen of male without lateral tufts of hair. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow mixed with red-brown, 

 the last dorsally banded with white ; pectus, legs, and ventral 

 surface of abdomen white, the fore legs tinged with red-brown 

 in front. Fore wing yellow suffused with red-brown ; a serai- 

 hyaline yellow spot defined by brown in and below the cell 

 betore middle, a dark line from its inner side to inner margin 

 with some yellow before it ; medial yellow spots defined at 

 sides by brown in and below cell and a small spot above base 

 of vein 2 ; postniedial line brown defined on inner side by 

 yellow spots in the interspaces from below costa to aljove 

 inner margin and on outer side from below costa to vein 2, 

 slightly waved, oblique below vein 4 ; some small blackish 

 spots on apical part of costa ; cilia white with a strigiform 

 dark line through them. Hind wing semihyaline yellow ; a 

 small brown spot in cell ; a brown medial line enclosing 

 a small yellow spot on discocellulars, then sinuous to inner 

 margin ; a sinuous brown postmedial line lient outwards 

 between veins 5 and 3 and with yellow spots bevond it from 

 costa to vein 2 ; the terminal area red-brown ; a dark 

 terminal line ; cilia white with a series of dark striae except 

 at submedian interspace. 



Hab. Brazil, Sao Paulo (Z). Jones), 2 (5" , 1 ? type. Exp, 

 24 mm. 



(2 b) Samea choristalis, sp. n. 



Head and thorax yellow mixed with brown ; palpi white, 

 blackish at extremity ; abdomen yellow mixed with brown, 

 with white segmental lines and lateral streaks on anal 

 segment ; pectus, legs, and ventral surface of abdomen 

 white, the fore tibise streaked with brown. Fore wing 



