78 Mr. W. Schaus on new Species of 
shaded with blackish brown; on both wings marginal dark 
points outwardly shaded with buff. Underneath light brown ; 
two median, an outer, and a subterminal transverse shade; 
marginal blackish spots between the veins. Body dark viola- 
ceous brown above, light brown below; a transverse buff line 
on last segment of abdomen. 
Expanse 40 millim. 
Hab. Brazil. 
Pseudanthracia corvus. 
Body dark steel-grey. Wings dark steel-grey, irrorated 
with black strie; the lines black. Primaries: the costa with 
some small white and larger dark brown spots; an inter- 
rupted basal line; the inner line angled twice above median, 
curved below it, partly geminate; a median wavy line, 
followed by a broader dark brown shade; a dark streak on 
discocellular ; the outer line dark brown, oblique from costa, 
nearly straight to vein 3, then curved below discal streak, and 
wavy to inner margin, followed by a velvety black line; the 
subterminal line toothed between veins 3 and 4, hardly visible 
between 4 and 7, above which it is toothed twice, and below 
vein 8 it is inwardly curved, and is preceded by a brownish 
shade between inner margin and vein 2; a terminal line; 
fringe lighter grey. Secondaries with the outer and sub- 
terminal lines distinct; the strize on outer margin rather 
thick. Underneath light grey, irrorated with darker scales ; 
a faint outer line; blackish striz on outer margins; a black 
discal point on secondaries. 
Expanse 43 millim. 
Hab. Orizaba. 
PETEROMA, gen. nov. 
Antenne with fine cilia. Fore tibia with a long lateral 
tuft of hairs; hind tibia shortly haired and with a single pair 
of spines. Palpi porrect; second joint long, third short. 
Abdomen slight, hardly extending beyond hind wing. Wings 
crenulate, angled at vein 4. 
Peteroma jarinta. 
Body light brown; basal segment of abdomen dark velvety 
brown, crossed by a white band. Primaries dark buff, shaded 
with lilacine grey at base, in cell, and at origin of veins 2 and 
3; a dark velvety-brown line from below median vein, near 
middle of cell, to inner margin near base; a fine black oblique 
streak on costa to base of subcostal vein ; a fine oblique inner 
