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brown line ; the fringe dark gray. Secondaries pale yellowish, shaded with brown on 

 the outer margin. Expanse, 20 mm. 



Habitat : Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



Galgula cuprea, sp. nov. 



Head and abdomen brown. Thorax violaceous. Primaries violaceous ; the outer 

 margin broadly coppery red ; the antemedial line irregular, olivaceous, finely bordered 

 with brown ; the postmedial line straight, olive green, divided by a fine brown line 

 and inwardly shaded with dark brown ; a small triangular olivaceous patch resting on 

 the postmedial line beyond the cell and having a white line at its base. Secondaries 

 brown. Expanse, 1 8 mm. 



Habitat : Castro, Parana. 



Galgula castra, sp. nov. 



Body and primaries light violaceous brown. The lines and spots as in G. parti/a 

 Gn., but having in addition a distinct subteiminal wavy line. The secondaries are 

 yellowish white. Expanse, 25 mm. 



Habitat : Castro, Parana. Rivula mandane Druce, of which I 

 possess the type is merely one of the paler forms of G. partita Gn. 



Palindia hermura, sp. nov. 



Body bright yellow, the collar and thorax outlined with white. Primaries above 

 bright yellow ; a basal spot on the costa reaching the median vein, abroad and irregu- 

 lar antemedial band, and a spot on the costa at two-thiids from the base all lilacine 

 faintly outlined with black ; at the anal angle a white line, shaded with lilacine striae, 

 extends to vein 5. Some small black apical costal spots ; a dark terminal line ; the 

 fringe yellow tipped with silvery white. Secondaries whitish yellow shaded with 

 bright yellow below the cell and along the margins ; on the outer margin a large spot, 

 white and lilacine shaded with darker stride. Underneath the wings are pale yellow- 

 ish white. Expanse, 26 mm. 



Habitat : Jalapa, Mexico ; Aroa, Venezuela. 



Dyomyx volcanica, sp. nov. 



Body and wings lightish brown. Piimaries with a fine dark velvety basal line 

 from costa to the submedian vein ; a large irregular dark velvety brown triangular 

 space from the costa to just above the inner margin, limited by the antemedial and 

 medial lines which are pale ; an oval daik spot surrounded by a yellowish line and 

 containing a fine blue point extends from this space to the inner margin ; the reniform 

 large inegularly outlined with dark brown ; the postmedial lire dark, aDgular, only 

 visible near the costal margin ; a subterminal row of dark spots beyond which the outer 

 margin is darker ; a terminal dark line preceded by a row of yellowish dots ; fringe 

 dark brown. Secondaries with a terminal yellow line ; some brown and black scales 

 on the outer margin surmounted by a cluster of bluish scales, above which two yellow 

 ish curved lines edged with black extend towards the cell and outer margin ; the fririge 

 brown, towards the apex yellowish. Underneath brown with a postmedial dark wavy 

 Ike, and an antemedial line on the secondaries. Expanse, 43 mm. 



Habitat : Orizaba, Mexico. 



