NEW MOTHS FROM SOUTH-EAST BRAZIL. 327 



Fam. Geometrid^. 

 Subfam. BoARMiiNiE. 

 Merocausta felinaria, sp. n. (PI. I. fig. 20.) 



Female. — Palpi : 1st joint ochreous bnfF, 2nd and 3vd purple- 

 brown ; legs ochreous buff speckled with purple-biown ; frons 

 anteriorly ochreous bnfF, posteriorly purpl4?-brown ; vertex of 

 head purple-brown ; patagia and thorax ochreous ; a minute 

 dorsal and two larger subdorsal spots on metathorax ; abdomen 

 ochreous speckled with purple-brown. Fore wings ochreous 

 sparsely irrorated with purple-brown, the medial area suffused 

 with light brown extending to termen between veins 6 and 7 ; a 

 wavy diffused antemedial line angled outwards on median ner- 

 vure ; an obscure postmedial line, wavy from inner margin to 

 vein 6, interrupted between 5 and 7, bent inwards from 7 to 

 costa ; a subterminal series of minute dark points ; an obscure 

 brown discocellular bar ; termen and cilia reddish brown. Hind 

 wings ochreous irrorated with purple-brown ; a diffused medial 

 line in continuation of postmedial of fore wings ; terminal area 

 slightly suffused with reddish brown. 



Expanse 27 mm. 



Hah. Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



Aplogompha castrarta, sp. n. (PI. I. fig. 21.) 



Male. — Palpi and legs ochreous mixed with brown ; head, 

 thorax, and abdomen pui'plish brown : antennae purplish brown, 

 the shaft ringed with ochi'eous. Fore wings purplish brown suf- 

 fused with fuscous, the medial area lighter than the rest; dark 

 antemedial, medial, and postmedial bands, the two former nearly 

 straight, the latter evenly excurved ; terminal area darkest, 

 especially towards apex ; apex lighter ; costa crossed by minute 

 ochreous-orange stri guise ; a ferruginous discocellular spot sur- 

 rounded by dark purple-brown confluent with medial band. 

 Hind wings the same shade as the medial area of fore wings ; a 

 rather broad dark antemedial band ; a narrow wavy postmedial 

 line strongly excurved between the discal and submedian folds ; 

 an obscure subterminal line more clearly indicated on inner 

 m.argin ; apical area dark ; termen dark ; cilia light purple- 

 brown. Underside bright ochreous orange closely covered with 

 bright purple-brown strigulpe ; the bands nnd lines as on upper 

 side, but much brighter, terminal area with orange strigulated 

 spots at costa, inner margin, and between veins 2 and 4. 



Female. — The markings as in the male, but the whole surface 

 of the wings is heavily suffused with fuscous ; cilia somewhat 

 reddish. Underside suffused with reddish purple-brown. 



Expanse : male 16 mm., female 17 mm. 



Hab. Castro, Parana ; Sao Paulo, S,E. Brazil, 



