1892.] SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. 339 



RiFARGIA GELDUBA. 



Female. Primaries above dull cinereous, with a few greenish 

 scales along the inner and outer margins ; a few black scales 

 forming a streak at the base of the inner margin, and some 

 similar scales at the base below the median vein ; a curved brownish 

 shade from the middle of the subcostal vein to the middle of the 

 outer margin, enclosing a pale space ; a pale space along the sub- 

 costal vein near the apex ; four subapical brown streaks between 

 these two pale spaces ; a submarginal wavy brown line. Second- 

 aries above dark grey, paler at the base. Underneath all the wings 

 greyish. Body brownish. 



Expanse 38 mm. 



Hah. Jalapa, Mexico. 



Etobesa tizoc. 



Primaries above violaceous grey, darker at the base ; on the outer 

 half of the wing, longitudinal streaks of dark velvety brown, light 

 brown, and creamy white, the latter streaks occurring only near the 

 middle of the outer margin ; the base of the submedian vein 

 whitish. Secondaries above white, with the anal angle dark brown ; 

 the fringe spotted with brown. Body greyish brown ; the posterior 

 portion of the thorax darker. 



Expanse 35 mm. 



Hah. Peru. 



Phya psamathe. 



Male. Primaries light brown, a dark space at the base of the 

 costa ; a black spot in the cell, from which extends a broad brown 

 shade to the outer margin, and beneath this on the outer margin a 

 large brown space ; the fringe spotted with dark brown. Secondaries 

 whitish hyaline ; a few brownish scales at the anal angle and along 

 the inner margin. Body brown. 



Expanse 38 mm. 



Hub. Corcovado, Rio Janeiro. 



Hapigia xolotl. 



Primaries with the basal half of the inner margin slightly 

 excavated ; apex acute ; outer margin very convex. Above dull 

 brownish grey ; the basal transverse line wavy, very indistinct ; the 

 outer line straight for two-thirds from the costa, then shghtly 

 curving towards the inner angle, brown, inwardly shaded with buff; 

 a submarginal angular black line, shaded with silver scales, close to 

 the apex ; at the end of the cell a large irregular and a small round 

 golden spot, the larger one having its centre reddish bronze. 

 Secondaries above brownish grey, yellowish white towards the base. 

 Underneath dull grey. Body grey. 



Expanse 60 mm. 



Hab. Paso de San Juan, Mexico. 



