1892.] SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 279 



Amaxia pyga, sp. nov. <■ 



Female. Primaries above pale yellow ; the entire basal portion 

 to the inner angle, except the costa, purplish brown, faintly mottled 

 with red, especially on the veins and the margins of this dark space ; 

 four elongated brown spots, exteriorly shaded with red, at the apex ; 

 a marginal row of small brown spots, and a few other similar minute 

 spots scattered over the yellow portion ; underneath pale yellow, 

 with the entire inner margin and base, except the costa, dull brown ; 

 four brown spots at the apex. Secondaries above brown, the costal 

 margin and apex yellow ; underneath yellow. Head and collar 

 yellow. Thorax and abdomen dorsally brown. Abdomen under- 

 neath white. Legs yellow. 



Expanse 33 mm. 



Hab. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 



ScAPTius JUNO, sp. nov. 



Female. Primaries pale purplish brown, a white spot at the base 

 near the inner margin, beyond this a transverse yellow band from 

 the subcostal to the submedian vein, and on this band is a wavy 

 reddish line ; close beyond it and just above the inner margin are 

 three small yellowish spots ; a submarginal row of four hyaline spots 

 and a marginal row of small irregular yellow spots. Fringe alter- 

 nately yellow and brown. Secondaries roseate, fruige yellow. Head 

 yellow. Thorax brownish. Abdomen fawn-colour. 



Expanse 39 mm. 



Hab. Petropolis, Brazil. 



Idalus ortus, sp. nov. 



Female. White, the disk of the primaries slightly iridescent, a 

 few black specks at the base of the primaries, and some short black 

 marks just beyond the cell, a conspicuous black dot near the outer 

 margin below the apex. Head and thorax white, pinkish between 

 the antennae. Abdomen white, dorsally shaded with pink. 



Expanse 37 mm. 



Hab. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 



Ameles byblis, sp. nov. 



Primaries above dark brown, a space at the base, and a large 

 subapical space on the outer margin, testaceous, with two rows of 

 paler spots. About the middle of the costal margin are two nearly 

 contiguous testaceous spots, and likewise two about the middle of 

 the inner margin. Secondaries above blackish, a yellow basal spot 

 on the costa. Underneath dull brown, orange at the base of the 

 four wings, and orange shades along the basal half of the costal and 

 inner margins of the primaries. The subapical patch ou the outer 

 margin as on the upperside. Head and thorax yellow, with two 

 broad brown bands. Abdomen dorsally dark brown, laterally yellow, 

 with two rovi's of black spots ; underneath whitish. 



Expanse 37 mm. 



Hab. Corcovado, Rio Janeiro. 



