1897.] CLASSIFICATION OP THE CHBTSAUG JN S. 669 



Genus Aeta. 



Arta, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. ii. p. 229 (1875). 



Heliades, Ea^. Ann. Soc. Ent. Ti'. 1890, p. 534. 



Palpi porrect, straight, and hardly extending beyond the frons, 

 which is rounded ; antennae of male annulate and ciliated ; mid 

 aud hind tibia) slightly fringed with hair on outer side, the tarsal 

 joints smooth. Fore wing with the costa nearly straight, the 

 apex rectangular ; vein 3 from angle of cell ; 4, 5 stalked ; 6 from 

 upper angle ; 7, 8, 9 stalked ; 10 absent ; 11 free. Hind wing 

 with vein 2 from angle of cell, which is short ; 3, 4, 5 stalked ; 

 6, 7 stalked, 7 anastomosing with 8. 



Fig. 40. 



Arta statalis, tS . \. 



(1)1 Arta sebialis, n. sp. 



Brownish flesh-colour ; abdomen yellower, the anal tuft bright 

 ochreous. Fore wing with the inner and medial areas sb'ghtly 

 suffused with pink ; an oblique medial fuscous line very slightly 

 angled on median nervure ; a nearly erect postmedial line ; a 

 prominent marginal series of black striae ; the tips of cilia blackish ; 

 Hind wing whitish ; the apical area tinged with brown ; an 

 indistinct postmedial line from costa to vein 5 ; a series of black 

 marginal striae. Underside with the costal area of both wings 

 suffused with pink ; hind wing with prominent black discocellular 

 spot and postmedial line. 



Hah. Sao Paulo {Jones). Exp. 20 mm. 



Type. (2)tAETA stataiis, Grote, Bull. Buff. Soc. ii. p. 230. U.S.A. 



„ epiccenalis, E.ag. Ann. Soc. Ent. Fr. 1890, p. 536. 

 „ mulleolella, Hulst, Entom. Am. 1887, p. 133. 



(3)tAETA OLiTAiis, Gfote, Can. Ent. x. p. 23. U.S.A. 



(4)*Ae.ta E]srcATJSTAiis, Eag. Ann. Soc. Ent, Fr. 1890, p. 537, 

 pi. o. f. 8. Brazil. 



Genus Sarcistis, nov. 



Palpi porrect, thickly scaled, straight and extending rather 

 beyond the frons, which is smoothly scaled ; antennae of female 

 ciliated ; tibiae and tarsi smoothly scaled. Fore wing with the 

 costa almost straight ; the apex rounded ; vein 2 from near angle 

 of cell ; 3, 4, 5 stalked ; 6 from near upper angle ; 7, 8 stalked ; 

 9 absent ; 10 free ; 11 becoming coincident with 12. Hind wing 



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