Genera and Species of Noctuidae. 



underside whitish tinged -with red-brown, the costal area 

 irrorated with brown. 



Hub. Peru, Acopampa (IVutkins), 1 <$ type. Exp. 

 40 mm. 



8416. Episilia leucaniades, sp. n. 



cJ . Head and thorax bright red-brown ; abdomen fuscous 

 brown, the anal tuft red-brown. Fore wing bright red- 

 brown irrorated with a few black scales ; a blackish streak 

 along terminal part of median nervure and above vein 



re termen ; two niiuute black points in middle of cell 

 and a discoidal point ; a terminal scries of minute black 

 spots. Hind wing dull reddish brown tinged with grey; 

 cilia grey, with a brown line through them : the underside 

 with the costal half brownish white, irrorated with a few 

 black scales, the inner half dark brown, a terminal series of 

 minute black spots. 



Hub. Peru, Acopampa [JVutkins], 1 J type. Exp. 

 36 mm. 



891a. Episilia pyronota. sp. n. 



c? . Head and basal half of teguhe white slightly tinged 

 with red ; antennae fuscous except towards base ; palpi red, 

 the second joint with some black at sides, the tips whitish : 

 terminal half of teguke and thorax bright chestnut-red, the 

 tegulre with white line towards tips : pectus and legs whitish 

 tinged with red, the tibia; streaked with black, the tarsi 

 blackish at extremities : abdomen whitish tinged with red, 

 the dorsum suffused with fuse jus. a sublateral series of black 

 spots. Fore wing whitish suffused with bright chestnut-red 

 except on costal area, the median nervure streaked with 

 white, the veins of terminal area pale faintly defined bv 

 brown streaks ■ a strong black fascia below basal half of 

 median nervure and a black streak above middle of median 

 nervure ; a small black spot in middle of cell and small 

 discoidal lunule ; a postmedial series of black poiuts, bent 

 outwards below costa and oblique below vein 4; a wedge- 

 shaped blackish shade from termen at discal fold, a lunulate 

 shade below vein 3, and a terminal series of black points. 

 Hind wing pure white, the inner margin slightly tinned with 

 brown ; a small blac.c discoidal point and terminal series of 

 striae from apex to vein 2. Underside of fore wing with the 

 suffused with fuscous : hind wing with the costal area 

 tinged with rufous and irrorated witli black. 



Ab. 1. Fore wiug less strongly suffused with chestnut-red. 



Hub. Peru, Agualani [Ockeaden), 2 <$ tvpe, Acopampa. 

 1 J . Exp. 30-34 mm. 



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