104 Mr. J. C. Moulton on the Rhopahcera 



upper radial and third median nervule ; the remaining three 

 continue the line 1 millimetre nearer the base, one spot 

 below each median nervule, the middle one being slightly 

 the largest : this line is succeeded externally by a similarly 

 irregular line of five smaller spots ; the first is very faint and 

 is placed between tlie first and second radial nervules. Close 

 to hind margin between third and second median nervules a 

 tawny yellow spot. Basal portion relieved by smaller orange- 

 tawny spots. Cilia of ground-colour. Hind wing : from 

 centre of costa to a point two-thirds the length of inner 

 margin a concave line of seven internervular tawny-yellow 

 spots. Halfway between this and hind margin a simihir row 

 of six small dark brown inwardly tawny-margined spots — no 

 spot on costa in this series. Not far from hind margin a row 

 of seven almost linear tawny-yellow* lunules. A few small 

 orange-tawny spots in basal region. Cilia as in fore wing. 



Underside. Bright tawny-yellow ground-colour, marked by 

 dark brown patch between median nervules in fore wing. 

 Fore wing : from a point on costa between first and second 

 subcostal nervules to third median nervule a narrow pale 

 ochreous macular stripe, continued to inner margin 1 milli- 

 metre nearer to base, broadening at inner margin towards 

 anal angle. This stripe is succeeded by a large apical patch 

 of slightly richer tawny yellow. Below this and between 

 median nervules a' daik fuscous-brown patch prolonged 

 upwards by two similarly coloured spots between radial 

 nervules, and downwards by a small spot below first median 

 nervule. A line of three pale ochreous spots parallel to hind 

 margin from below second radial nervule to below second 

 median nervule; the middle one occupies centre of fuscous- 

 brown patch. External to patch and bordering on hind 

 margin between third and second median nervules a large 

 pale ochreous spot. A faint hind-marginal border of dark 

 tawny lunules. Hind tcing : basal region pale ochreous, 

 ■with irregular broken sub-basal and median indistinct yellow 

 macular streaks. Exterior region tawny yellow, relieved by 

 aline of small dark fulvous inwardly yellow-margined inter- 

 nervular spots from apex to anal angle. Hind marginal row 

 of fulvous inwardly yellow-margined lunules. Cilia of 

 slightly lighter ground-colour than on upperside. 



Exp. al. 25 mm. 



Type, specimen 1149 in Hope Department, University 

 Museum, Oxford. 



Distribution (based on this single specimen). The southern 

 part of Minas Geraes, near llio. 



The upper surface of P . pedrona is near to that of P. iharos, 



