292 Mr. W. Schaus's 



middle of outer margin. Secondaries brown, the fringe somewhat 

 testaceous. 



Expanse 37 m.m. 



Hob. Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



Pauluma, gen. nov. 



Antennas pectinated for two-thirds of their length, the pectinations 

 inwardly covered with fine white hairs. Palpi upturned, third joint 

 small. Legs hairy, especially anterior pair. Body conical hardly 

 extending beyond secondaries. Primaries moderately broad ; the 

 apex well rounded ; the outer margin oblique ; the inner angle 

 slightly rounded : vein 5 from well above middle of discocellular ; a 

 long accessory cell ; vein 6 from near the end of it ; 7, 8, 10 from 

 end of accessory cell. Secondaries with the angles well rounded ; 

 6 and 7 on short stalk, 8 approaching 7 about middle of cell and 

 then widely diverging. 



Type. P. mtbila, Schs. 

 Nubila, Schs., sp. nov. t. xi, f. 9. 

 Minna, Sch., sp. nov. 



Pauluma. mtbila, sp. nov. 



* Head and thorax greyish fawn-colour, the latter violaceous-brown 

 posteriorily. Abdomen brown above with a paler subdorsal tuft at 

 the base. Primaries creamy fawn-colour ; the inner margin broadly 

 violaceous, with a large circular brown line at the base, connected 

 with the costa by an oblique brown shade ; apical third of costa 

 finely violaceous ; a light brown streak below this portion ; a fine 

 terminal brown line ; some pale brown shadings from the base to the 

 apex and outer margin ; some fine subapical dark streaks ; an oblique 

 dark shade above the inner angle ; the fringe light grey divided by a 

 brown line. Secondaries white ; a fine terminal light brown line 

 and some dark scales about the anal angle. 

 L Expanse 34 m.m. 



Hab. Castro, Parana. 



Pauluma minna, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax mottled fawn-colour and reddish-brown scales. 

 Primaries light brown streaked along and below the costa with fawn- 

 colour ; a dark fine terminal line, inwardly shaded with fawn- 

 colour ; some darker apical shadings, and two dark streaks between 

 veins 4-6 : a curved dark brown shade from below cell to centre of 



