52U LEPIDOPTERA FKOM CENTRAL AND S. AMERICA. [JunC 1", 



Plusiodes laodamia, sp. n. 



Primaries fawn-colour, shaded with darker brown from the 

 base to beyond the middle ; a dark brown line crosses the wing 

 near the base from the costal to the inner margin ; a curved 

 brown line extends from about the middle of the inner margin 

 across the wing almost to the apex, but it does not quite reach it ; 

 a round mark in the cell and two brown lines at the end of the 

 cell, a half-circular dark brown mark on the costal margin close to 

 the apex, the marginal line dark brown ; the fringe yellowish fawn- 

 colour. Secondaries dusk}^ fawn-colour, palest at the base ; the 

 fringe pale yellowish fawn-colour. The underside of both wings 

 pale yellowish fawn-colour ; the primaries crossed beyond the 

 middle by a dark brown line. The head, thorax, and abdomen 

 yellowish fawn-colour ; the base of the abdomen tufted with reddish- 

 brown hairs ; the antennae, palpi, and legs yellowish brown. 

 Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Mexico, Amula, in Guerrero, 6000 feet {H. H. Smith). 



A specimen in Dr. Staudinger's collection, without any exact 

 locality in Mexico, is considerably paler than the one captured by 

 Mr. Smith in August 1888. 



EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. 



Plate XLII. 



Fig. I. Binia laudamia, p. 494. 



2. Automolis latania, p. 495. 



3. Trichura aliaria, p. 494. 



4. Idalus citrina, p. 495. 



5. larissa, p. 496. 



6. lavinia, p. 496. 



7. Erchia latera, p. 496. 



8. Flavinia lemonia, p. 499. 



9. Paniasis aleopdra, p. 500. 



10. Thirmida siiperba, p. 498. 



11. dimidiata, p. 498. 



12. Hydria& lascoria, p. 503. 



13. Devara lassippa, p. 499. 



14. Hydrias ampira, p. 504. 



15. amida, p. 504. 



16. Cossus amundasa, p. .508. 



Plate XLIII. 



Fig. 1. Dirphia lavema, p. 501. 



2. Hepialus metellus, p. 509. 



3. momus, p. 508. 



4. Braconipteris gigantea, p. 502. 



5. Oxytenus levema, p. 502. 



