238 ME. W. SCHAFS 07i NEW HETEROCESA [Mar. 6, 



45. DaIiMeba fumata, sp. nov. 



Palpi and head orange. Collar whitish. Thorax and abdomen 

 orange. Primaries above pinkish yellow, palest along the costa ; 

 at the end of the ceU an oblique black streak ; below this and from 

 near the base of the subcostal vein to nearly the middle of the 

 outer margin a heavy smoky-black shade, and from this a similar 

 but smaller shade extends towards the inner margin. Secondaries 

 above bright yellow ; orange along the inner margin. Underneath, 

 the wings are orange, the primaries having the base of the costa 

 and a mark at the end of the cell black. Exp. 31 miUim. 



Hab. Castro, Parana. 



Obs. Closely allied to D. tijucana, Schaus. 



Fam. Lasiocampid^. 



46. OCHA BBTINTfEA, Sp. nOV. 



Above entirely dark brown. The primaries with two indistinct 

 transverse median lines, slightly flecked ^nth white ; a submarginal 

 irregular row of small black spots, almost imperceptibly flecked 

 with greyish scales. Underneath lighter brown, with a few white 

 scales on the costal margins of both wings at about two thirds 

 from the base. Exp. 20 millim. 



Hab. Castro, Parana. 



47. OCHA FALSA, sp. nOV. 



Above light brown. The primaries with the base and a broad 

 shade through the cell darker ; a black discal point and a marginal 

 row of conspicuous black points ; the basal lines indistinct ; the 

 outer line geminate, angular ; a few black streaks between the 

 end of the cell and the apex. Underneath light brown, with a 

 marginal row of indistinct dark spots. Exp. 22 millim. 



Hab. Castro, Parana. 



48. OCHA FAMATA, Sp. nOV. 



Head and thorax light brown. Abdomen dorsally blackish, 

 otherwise light brown. Primaries above light reddish brown ; a 

 dark streak at the base of the cell ; the inner line fine, dark, 

 geminate, wavy, and outwardly curved ; the outer line also 

 geminate, wavy, and outwardly shaded mth whitish ; veins 6-10 

 distinctly whitish; from the cell to the outer margin between 

 veins 4 and 7 a dark shade containing three clusters of reddish- 

 brown scales, which are contiguous to an irregular, fine, white 

 marginal Une ; a small dark subapical spot between veins 9 and 10 ; 

 the fringe pale, with dark spots. Secondaries above dark brown, 

 with the costal margin broadly light brown, crossed by wavy white 

 lines ; some paler scales along the inner margin ; fringe alter- 

 nately buff and dark brown. Underneath dark brown ; the costa 

 finely and the inner margin of the primaries broadly buff ; the 



