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the entire inner margin broadly greyish white ; the outer margin 

 also greyish white, with two clusters of brown scales ; some grey 

 shades along the costal margin and a large greyish space at the end 

 of tlie cell ; fringe grey, spotted with brown. Secondaries above 

 dull brownish black, with a transverse pale shade from the middle 

 of the costal margin to the anal angle ; the outer margin outlined 

 with dull brown; fringe yellowish grey. Underneath, the wings 

 are dull brown, with paler shades chiefly along the outer margins. 

 Head and collar reddish brown ; thorax and extremity of abdomen 

 grey ; abdomen otherwise brown dorsally, grey underneath. 



Expanse 48 mm. 



Hab. Tijuca, Rio Janeiro. 



Heterocampa hertha. 



Female. Primaries above light brown, with the base, the costal 

 and inner margins mottled with grey ; an indistinct, darker, trans- 

 verse median line, and an outer triple transverse lunular line, beyond 

 which and up to a submarginal black, wavy line the wing is leaden 

 grey, with a dark streak in each space between the veins, and these 

 streaks are outwardly surmounted by a cluster of brownish scales ; 

 the outer margin light brown. Secondaries above brown. Under- 

 neath yellowish white, thickly covered with brownish scales. Body 

 grey-brown. 



Expanse 50 mm. 



Hab. Petropolis, Brazil. 



Heterocampa limosa. 



Female. Primaries above blackish, mottled with grey along the 

 costal margin and towards the apex ; all the transverse lines almost 

 lost in the ground-colour ; a submarginal wavy line fairly distinct ; a 

 short longitudinal black streak beyond the cell. Secondaries above 

 whitish, the margins clouded with black, and a small black spot at 

 the anal angle. Underneath, the secondaries are about the same ; 

 the primaries are dull black, with the costal and outer margins 

 greyish. Body greyish. 



Expanse 48 mm. 



Hah. Corcovado, Rio Janeiro. 



Heterocampa virgea. 



Male. Primaries above dark olive-green, with the transverse lines 

 dark brown shaded with lighter brown ; at the end of the cell a small 

 brown streak surrounded by a paler shade, and there are some paler 

 spots along the submarginal line near the apex. Secondaries above 

 light grey, with yellowish scales along the inner margin ; the outer 

 margin thickly clouded with black scales. Underneath, the wings 

 are dirty white, the costal margin of the primaries being slightly 

 spotted with grey. Head and thorax oUve-green. Abdomen 

 brownish, with darker clusters of scales subdorsally. Underneath, 

 body dirty white. 



Expanse 45 mm. 



Hab. Petropolis, Brazil. 



