INSECUTOR INSCITI.5J MENSTRUUS 161 



NEW SPECIES OF HETEROCERA FROM 

 SOUTH AMERICA 



By W. SCHAUS 



The following descriptions are mostly of species recently 

 received. Where not otherwise stated the specimens were 

 given to me by my friend, Mr. Julius Arp, of Rio de Janeiro. 



Family AMATID^ 



Correbidia joinvillea, new species. 



Male. — Palpi black, the first and second joints streaked 

 below with orange buff. Frons black, vertex and collar orange 

 buff with a medial black line. Thorax black; patagia orange 

 buff. Abdomen black, shaded with brown dorsally on basal 

 segments and with some yellow buff lateral hairs at base. 

 Fore wings orange buff; a large terminal black spot from cell 

 thickly irrorated with steel blue; interspaces between veins 

 4 and 6 without irrorations except on veins ; veins 1, 2, 3, 

 orange buff with black streaks on interspaces ; some black 

 dusting antemedially in cell, and below it, and a large black 

 streak on inner margin. Hind wings thinly scaled, smoky, 

 darkest on inner and outer margins ; costa straw yellow, not 

 reaching apex. Fore wings below paler, the markings reduced. 

 Hind wings below tinged with yellow, the marginal shading 

 reduced ; costa fuscous with basal and postmedial yellow spots. 



Expanse 31 mm. 



Habitat. — Joinville, South East Brazil. 



Type.— CrL No. 24901, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



Near C. elegans Druce, the apical patch larger, the apex 

 more produced; the hind wing is entirely smoky. 



Ctenucha pohli, new species. 



Male. — Palpi black, second joint below yellow buff; first 

 joint below and throat orange. Head and thorax black ; collar 

 and patagia gray black all with a medial white line. Abdomen 

 blue black, dorsally shaded with dull fuscous brown cut by 

 faint blue segmental lines ; anus orange ; venter white, legs 

 black streaked with white. Fore wings black, veins duller on 



