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brownish; no ring-macula, the reniform macula marked by two discal dots. Hindwing of a pure white. Brazil 
(Sao Paulo). 
L. messium Gn. (= pessonii Gn., furcifera WJcr., lucilla Btlr., digramma Mob.) (Ilf). Grey, more messium. 
or less dusted and striated with brown, in the costal part more densely dusted with red-brown; transverse lines 
double, the posterior line finely dentate; the coniform macula is mostly distinct, the upper maculae are small, 
surrounded with black and pupilled black; behind the undulate line there is more dense brown dusting. Hind¬ 
wing diaphanous white, on the veins and margin brownish. Chile, Patagonia, Fuegia. 
L. calvescens sp. n. (13 f) is allied to the preceding, but at once separable by purely white transparent calvescens. 
hindwings and by the ring-macula not being round but very long extended, forming a transverse oval with 
a conical continuation towards the reniform macula; besides the transverse lines are only marked bydouble 
dots on the veins, the undulate line being absent altogether; the extreme costal margin is reddish-brown with 
the beginnings of the transverse lines and a larger, subapical, blackish triangular spot. Hindwing diaphanous 
white with fine black dots between the veins. 1 couple from the Quindiu Pass (Colombia), by Fassl. 
L. melanobasis Hmps. (11 g) is very much darker than calvescens, of a brownish black colour, striated melanobu- 
darker, before and behind the transverse lines black dusting in the shape of transverse bands, and there is also ,SiS ' - 
a median shade; ring-macula round. Hindwing white with a brown-dusted costal and distal margin. Uruguay. 
L. ferruginescens Blch. (11 g) is also very much like messium, but yellowish-white, strewn with ferrugines- 
brown, recognizable by black costal spots before the anterior (double) and behind the posterior (single) trans¬ 
verse line. Hindwing diaphanous white, in the $ towards the margin brownish. From Chile. — brunrsea form, brunnea. 
7iov. (= ab. 1. Hmps.) has much darker brown forewings without the black costal spots, the hindwings dusted 
with a darker brown. 
L. minna Btlr. (= mollis Mob.) (11 g) is a monotonously brown insect with faded transverse stripes, minna. 
the posterior line marked by dots; the ring-macula is a minute spot, the reniform macula consists of 2 small 
spots connected by a ferruginous brown colour in a lighter bordering. Hindwing diaphanous white, at the 
costal margin brownish. From Chile and Patagonia. 
L. melanopis Dogn. is a very small species, above yellowish-grey, in the basal and marginal areas melanopis. 
very finely striated brown, subterminally condensed into small spots on the upper radial and subanally; a 
double postmedian row of dots on the veins, the maculae finely surrounded by brown, the ring-macula with 
a brown central dot. Hindwing diaphanous white. Expanse of wings: 25 mm. Described according to a ^ 
from Peru. 
L. bipuncta sp. n. (12 k) looks like melaiiopis ; it is larger, of a lighter ashy-grey, instead of the bipunda. 
maculae there are only 2 black dots in the ceil, and the postmedian row of dots is only single. The diaphanous 
white hindwing is faintly brownish at the margin and on the veins. According to several specimens from Ecuador 
(Riobamba). 
L. crassipuncta sp. n. (13 c) is twice as large, light reddish ash-grey strewn with scanty black scales, crassipunc- 
the most densely at the costal margin and with a thick black discal dot; before the fringes with a row of black ta - 
marginal dots. Hindwing diaphanous white, at the margin and on the veins faintly yellowish. 1 from Mount 
Tolima (Colombian Central Cordilleras), 4200 m, taken by Fassl. 
L. spurcata sp. n. (13 c). Forewing light ash-grey, intermixed with scanty brown scales with a some- spurcata. 
what brass-like lustre; transverse lines quite indistinct, at the costal margin beginning with brownish double 
streaks, the anterior line composed of 3 bows, the posterior line of double dots, between them a brownish, narrow 
median shade being interrupted on the median in an obtuse angle, the undulate line marked by small brownish 
triangular spots before it; on the margin blackish streaks between the veins; maculae in the $ of the same 
colour, in the $ darker brownish-grey than the ground, in fine light rings, of medium size; fringes greyish- 
brown with an undulate light line parting them. Hindwing in both sexes of a pure white. Some couples from 
Mount Tolima (Colombia), taken by Fassl. 
L. praestans Maass. (13 d) is larger and with somewhat narrower wings than the preceding, the 3 praestans. 
lighter and of a more yellowish tint with similarly arranged markings, but much more distinct and double 
transverse lines, the inverted lines dentate, the averted ones composed of black dots on the veins; undulate 
line somewhat more coherent, the margin behind it darkened by brownish ; in the $ the transverse lines are much 
more indistinct; the ring-macula is a lighter circle surrounded by brown, with a punctiform blackish pupil. 
Hindwing of a pure white with faint dark marginal streaks becoming somewhat more distinct towards the apex. 
Colombia. 
L. albiorbis Dyar has dark grey forewings strewn with black and dusted with a brass-like lustre, albiorbis. 
with whitish undulate transverse lines being on both sides bordered with black; ring-macula large, round, white; 
reniform macula with brass-coloured scales, in the lower end filled up with black; the light narrow undulate 
line is dentate. Hindwing white with a blackened costal margin and a narrow black marginal line. Expanse 
of wings: 37 mm. Peru, Vilcabamba, at an altitude of 10 000 ft., taken in August. 
