108 Sir G. F. Ilampson on 



hind tarsi fuscous -with pale rings ; abdomen oclireous wliite. 

 Fore Aving bright fuscous; an indistinct somewhat diffused, 

 dark, inwardly oblique, sinuous, medial line defined by 

 whitish on each side ; a somewhat diffused dark postmedial 

 line, oblique below vein 5 and defined by whitish on outer 

 side ; a terminal series of slight black striae. Hind wing 

 ochreous white, the terminal area slightly tinged with rufous 

 from apex to vein 2 ; a terminal series of slight fuscous 

 strife. Underside of fore wing with diffused blackish post- 

 medial baud from costa to vein 3 ; hind wing with diffused 

 blackish postmedial patch on costa. 

 ? . Hind wing fuscous brown. 



Hab. Guatemala, Las IMercedes, 3000' {Champion), 1 ? ; 

 Paraguay, Sapucay {Foster), 1 ^ type. Exp. 16 mm. 



(6.) Ai'ta excisalis, sp, n. 



^ . Fore wing with two slight indentations in costa ; the 

 mid and hind tibipe and first joint of tarsi with tufts of scales. 



Head and thorax reddish brown, the back of head 

 with tufts of greyish hair; hind tibise above and terminal 

 joints of tarsi grey ; abdomen grey-brown. Fore wing 

 reddish brown slightly irrorated with fuscous; the ante- 

 medial line represented by an oblique grey striga from costa, 

 a point in cell, and line from vein 1 to inner margin ; post- 

 medial line represented by a grey striga from costa, then a 

 strongly excurved fuscous line, and a grey line from vein I to 

 inner margin; a rather punctiform black terminal line; cilia 

 fuscous with a fine whitish line at base. Hind wing grey 

 suffused with fuscous brown ; a rather punctiform black 

 terminal line; cilia pale. Underside of fore wing with 

 the costal area blackish to the postmedial indentation, the 

 indentation whitish; hind wing with pairs of black striae 

 from costa near base and beyond middle, the apical area 

 tinged with rufous. 



Hub. Brazil, Sao Paulo {D. Jones), 1 ^ type. Exp. 

 11 mm. 



(2.) Sarcistis phcenicealis, sp. n. 



Arta statdlis, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Ilet. ii. p. 54G (part.) (nee 

 Grote). 



? . Head and thorax pale blood-red; abdomen brownish 

 white tinged with red below. Fore wdng pale blood-red 

 faintly irrorated with deeper red ; an indistinct diffused red 

 antemedial line excurved from costa to median nervure, then 

 incurved ; postmedial line diffused red defined by whitish on 



