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Eriogastek, Germer. 

 Eriogaster aleria, sp. n. 



Primaries pale grey, shaded with dark brown, and crossed from 

 the costal to the inner margin with waved white lines ; a dark- 

 brown elongated spot at the end of the cell. Secondaries very pale 

 grey, with a submarginal waved white lino extending from the apex 

 almost to the anal angle, but not quite reaching it ; the fringe and 

 underside of both wings pale grey. The head, thorax, and abdo- 

 men pale grey ; anteunaB and legs greyish brown. Expanse 2j 

 inches. 



Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley, Mas. Bruce). 



This species is allied to Erior/aster submarginalis. Walker, from 

 Colombia, 



HxDRiAs, Herr.-Schaff. 

 Htdrias amathuria, sp. n. 



Primaries brown, thickly irrora ted with very minute black scales ; 

 a large black spot at the end of the cell, beyond which is a row of 

 ver)- minute white dots crossing the wing from the costal to the 

 inner margin ; a faint submarginal black line extends from near the 

 apex to the anal angle. Secondaries pinkish brown ; the costal 

 margin dark brown, irrorated with minute black scales from the 

 base to the apex. The underside of both wings uniform pale brown. 

 The head, thorax, and base of the abdomen dark brown ; the abdo- 

 men pinkish brown ; the antennae, palpi, and legs brown. Expanse 

 1^ inch. I 



Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley, Mus. Bruce). 



This species is allied to Hydrias psoriea, Herr.-Schaff. 



Htdrias lascoria, sp. n. (Plate XLII. fig. 12.) 



Primaries reddish brown, with the veins mostly black ; a dark- 

 brown mark near the base below the cell, beyond which a narrow 

 waved black line crosses the wing from the costal to the inner 

 margin ; the costal margin broadly streaked with greyish white. 

 Secondaries : the costal half of the wing greyish white, slightly 

 irrorated with brown scales ; the abdominal half of the wing pale 

 reddish brown ; a submarginal dark brown waved line extends from 

 the apex to the anal angle. The underside uniformly pale reddish 

 brown, slightly greyish at the apex of the secondaries. The head, 

 thorax, and abdomen dark brown, the collar grey ; antennae, palpi, 

 and legs brown. Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley, Mus. Bruce), 



Htdrias laudia, sp. n. 



Primaries dark brown ; the costal margin, a wide line extending 

 from near the apex and crossing the wing about the middle to the 

 inner margin, creamy white ; on the inner side of the line is a second 

 narrow curved white line, which joins the first about the middle of 

 the wing; a very indistinct waved submarginal white line extends 



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