7ieiv Species of Lepidoptera. 197 



Aryyroeides lydia, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, thorax, and abdomen black above, pale 

 yellow on the underside; the collar, tegulte, and base of 

 thorax yellow ; abdomen banded with yellow ; antennse 

 black ; legs yellow. Wings yellowish hyaline, the costal 

 margin of primaries edged with black, veins yellowish brown. 

 — Female very similar to the male, but with the primaries 

 clouded with yellowish brown j the tip of the antennai 

 yellow. 



Expanse, J^ 1, $ 1^: inch. 



Hub. South Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul {Mus. Druce). 



Fam. ArctiadaB. 

 AutomoUs troias, sp. n. 



Female. — Head, antennfe, collar, teguljB, and thorax white, 

 tegul^ streaked with pale brown ; abdomen chrome-yellow, 

 the sides and underside white ; a white spot on the first and 

 second segments of the abdomen. Primaries pale greyish 

 brown, the costal margin edged with white ; a large hyaline 

 spot beyond the cell, edged with a waved white line, which 

 extends from the costal margin almost to the inner margin, 

 the apex white : secondaries pale whitish brown, the outer 

 margin bordered with darker brown from the apex to the 

 anal angle, the inner margin yellow ; a large round brown 

 spot at the end of the cell ; the fringes of both wings pale 

 brown. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hab. South Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul {Mus. Druce) 



Fam. Cyllopodidae. 



Fluvinia superba, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennse, and thorax black ; collar chrome- 

 yellow ; abdomen yellow ; anus and legs black. Primaries 

 chrome-yellow, the costal margin, apex, and outer margin 

 deep black, the end of the cell black : secondaries chrome- 

 yellow, edged with deep black from the apex to the anal 

 angle. Underside the same as the upperside. 



Expanse If inch. 



Hab. Peru, Cuzco {Mus. Druce). 



A very distinct species allied to Flavinia alcidamia, Druce, 

 from Ecuador. 



