340 NEW SPECIES OF LEPIDOPTERA HETEROCERA. [May 3, 



Hapigia ACCIPITER. 



Primaries with the costa straight ; the apex acute ; the outer 

 margin straight just below the apex, then obhque to the inner angle, 

 which is prolonged in a long, broad tooth. Above brown, shaded 

 with olivaceous at the base ; on the inner margin some pale reddish- 

 brown marks ; a median, transverse, wavy, blackish-brown line, 

 further from the base on the inner margin than on the costal margin ; 

 in the cell a conspicuous black point, beyond which two indistinct, 

 irregular, paler spots, faintly outlined with black ; the outer line 

 straight, dark, inwardly shaded with lighter brown ; the submarginal 

 line very irregular, black, preceded by a broad wavy shade, especially 

 noticeable towards the apex. Secondaries above blackish brown, 

 dull white along the costal margin ; a yellow spot on the fringe at 

 the end of each vein. Underneath all the wings yellowish, with 

 long blackish scales on the primaries below the subcostal vein. 

 Body dark olivaceous brown above, reddish brown underneath. 



Expanse 70 mm. 



Hab. Rio Janeiro. 



Hapigia phocus. 



Shape of wings and markings very similar to Hapigia apulus, 

 Cramer. Primaries above much darker than in H. apulus, being of 

 a rich velvety brown, with the inner and outer margins paler ; the 

 outer transverse line is not so wavy as in H. apulus, and the two 

 silver spots in the cell are closer together. Secondaries above white ; 

 the inner margin and fringe greyish brown ; the veins brownish. 

 In II. apulus the apex of the secondaries is broadly shaded with 

 brown. Underneath the wings are whitish, with the costa and 

 apex of the primaries powdered with brown. Head and thorax 

 brown. Abdomen above black. Underneath brown. Anal hairs 

 testaceous. 



Expanse 70 mm. 



Hab. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 



Rhuda endymion. 



Primaries above with the anterior portion of the wing shading 

 from light brown at the base to pale buif towards the outer margin, 

 and with a few longitudinal dark streaks ; a heavy velvety-brown 

 line, extending from the base of the costa to the middle of the outer 

 margin, separates the brownish portion of the wing from the 

 posterior portion which is light grey ; on this grey space a trace of 

 the outer line is visible ; the costal margin towards the apex is also 

 greyish ; on the extreme outer margin a row of V-shaped brown 

 marks. Secondaries white ; the inner margin broadly covered with 

 long brown scales, and the outer margin spotted with brown. Under- 

 neath the wings are whitish, with the costal margin of the primaries 

 broadly smoky brown. Head brown. Collar velvety brown. 

 Thorax grey. Abdomen above brownish grey, below whitish. 



Expanse 58 mm. 



Hah. Rio Janeiro. 



