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brown line at the end of the cell. Underneath, the markings are 

 indistinctly repeated. Exp. 50 inillim. 



Hab. Castro, Parana. 



Obs. I take pleasure in naming this fine species after its dis- 

 coverer, E. Dukinfield Jones, Esq. 



24. Pb^egoptera arpi, sp. nov. 



Antennae black, spotted with white ; tips white. Palpi grey. 

 Head yellow. Collar dark grey, laterally yellow. Thorax dark 

 grey anteriorly, shading to yellowish posteriorly. Abdomen : base 

 and last two segments dark grey ; other segments bright yellow, 

 black between the segments, only noticeable subdorsally ; anus 

 tipped with creamy hairs. Primaries whitish ; a dark grey spot 

 on the base of the inner margin ; an inner and a median wavy 

 grey line, the latter crossing a conspicuous round grey spot in the 

 cell ; beyond this a group of six large grey spots, two in the cell, 

 the others between veins 2-6 ; an outer irregular grey line out- 

 wardly shaded with grey, dentate, extending on each vein towards 

 the outer margin ; a terminal row of large grey spots between the 

 veins. Secondaries dark grey. Underneath grey, somewhat mottled 

 with white. Exp. 42 millim. 



Hab. Kio Janeiro. 



Obs. Named after its discoverer, Mr. J. Arp. 



25. Arachistis tenebra, sp. nov. 



Head black, white posteriorly. Collar black. Thorax white 

 with a large black spot ; patagia black, broadly edged with white. 

 Abdomen black. Primaries above black ; some irregular quadrate 

 white spots at the base ; beyond this three large and one small 

 white spot on the costal margin ; two white blotches on the outer 

 margin ; a white spot at the origin of veins 3 and 4 ; a small white 

 streak at the inner angle, and a large ><-shaped white mark on 

 the inner margin. Secondaries black. Underneath, wings black ; 

 fewer white marks on the primaries. Legs black ; tarsi with white 

 hairs. Exp. $ 40 millim. 



Hab. Orizaba, Mexico. 



Lampruisa, gen. nov. 



Antennas pectinated. Primaries short and broad ; the outer 

 margin slightly oblique. Secondaries broad oval ; veins 3 and 4 

 from lower angle of cell ; veins 5 and 6 absent ; vein 8 from just 

 beyond middle of cell. 



Allied to Synvphlebia, Felder. 



26. Lampruna rosea, sp. nov. 



Head red. Collar orange, mottled with red ; thorax reddish ; 

 patagia orange, edged with red. Abdomen red. Legs yellow, 

 broadly banded with grey. Primaries above yellow, the veins red ; 

 a broad inner and outer transverse grey band, uniting above the 



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