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gray ; the orbicular and reniform distinct and dark, both finely edged with white. 

 Secondaries silvery white in the $ , smoky in the Q • Expanse, 30 mm. 



Habitat : Castro, Parana. 



Atethmia paulensis, sp. nov. 



Body pale fawn color. Primaries silvery fawn color crossed by an antemedial, 

 postmedial and subterminal line ; these three lines are fine, brown, and angled near 

 the costa ; the fringe brownish ; the spots not visible. Secondaries white, the fringe 

 and margins narrowly silvery fawn color. Underneath fawn color with traces near the 

 costa of a postmedial and subterminal line ; a minute spot at the end of the cell on 

 the primaries. Expanse, 32 mm. 



Habitat: Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. This species is nearly allied 

 to A. rectifascia Grote, from the United States. 



Dacira ranapa, sp. nov. 



Palpi brown tipped with white. Head white. Collar brown with some white sca'es 

 posteriorly. Thorax dark brown. Abdomen light brown with a subdorsal white tuft on 

 the first segment. Primaries above with the base dark brown, limited by the antemedial 

 lighter brown wavy line ; the median space white ; the orbicular and reniform indis- 

 tinctly outlined in gray, the latter crossed by a smoky brown band, which is slightly 

 oblique from the costa and then forms a single outward curve to the inner margin ; the 

 postmedian line dtnticulale, velvety brown ; a large dark br^.wn patch from the reDiform 

 to the postmedial line ; a brownish patch on the costal margin beyond the postmedial 

 and not reaching the apex ; the outer margin yellowish shaded with dark brown on 

 the extreme margin ; fringe dark brown ; the subterminal represented by a few scat- 

 tered dark brown scales. Secondaries whitish with the outer margin broadly grayish 

 brown. Underneath whitish ; the outer half of the primaries brownish ; the second- 

 aries with a wavy, postmedial line, a small discal spot and some grayish scales along 

 the costal margin. Expanse, 23 mm. 



Habitat: Castro, Parana. 



Cucullia lilacina, sp. nov. 



Head and anterior portion of collar dark gray ; collar otherwise and thorax light 

 gray ; abdomen gray with the dorsal tufts dark brown. Primaries lilacine gray with- 

 out the usual longitudinal streaks ; the base, inner margin, and heavy streak above 

 the inner angle, dark brown ; the fringe on the inner margin partly black ; the apical 

 portion beyond the cell light reddish brown, becoming darker on the costa, where 

 there are three small white spots ; the orbicular of the ground color finely outlined in 

 black ; the reniform light reddish brown, indistinct ; a blackish shade from the costa, 

 between the spots not reaching the median vein. Secondaries sordid white, the 

 veins and outer margin brownish. Expanse, 40 mm. 



Habitat : Orizaba, Mexico. 



Cucullia strigata, sp. nov. 



Head very dark gray ; collar and thorax lighter gray of the same shade as C. 

 potiera Gn ; abdomen still paler, with dark gray dorsal tufts. Primaries same color 



