June, 1898.] 
New Species of Heterocera. 
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point with white centre on primaries, a minute white discal point on secondaries. 
Indistinct dark postmedial lines and subterminal shades. Expanse, g, 81 mm. 
Habitaf : Zaruma, Ecuador. 
Automeris castrensis, sp. nov. 
Thorax dark brown ; abdomen red; anal hairs brownish. Primaries narrow with 
inner angle rounded, also apex rounded, light brown with an oblique indistinct line 
from apex to middle of inner margin ; this line is inwardly paler, outwardly darker 
than the ground color; discal spot round small with paler center. Secondaries bright 
yellow the outer margin narrowly brown, separated from yellow portion by a black 
line. Ocellus large, black, with grayish centre crossed by a white line. Underneath 
wings brown with a large round black discal spot on each wing. Expanse, 55 mm. 
Habitat : Castro, Parana. 
Dirphia muscosa, sp. nov. 
Primaries thickly mottled with greenish and black hairy scales ; an oblique angu¬ 
lar line from the costa at one third from the base to vein 2, where it is joined by 
the postmedial line which is crenulate. The lines are black, outwardly shaded with 
grayish ; a dark spot in the cell ; in the 9 the lines do not meet, but extend to the 
inner margin some distance apart. Secondaries brownish gray in the $ , fawn color 
in the 9, thickly speckled with dark scales, the outer margin and a subterminal line 
darker in the $ ; in the 9 only a subterminal line. Thorax same color as primaries ; 
abdomen orange with transverse black bands in the $. Expanse, $ , 80 mm. ; 9 , 
90 mm. 
Habitat : Rio Grande do Sul. 
NoCTUIDiE. 
Chorizagrotis sorella, sp. nov. 
Body grayish brown, the collar slightly reddish. Primaries brown, faintly tinged 
with reddish beyond the reniform. Space before the spots dark brown, spots them¬ 
selves of ground color finely outlined in dark brown ; claviform the same ; ante- 
medial line geminate, indistinct, forming three curves ; postmedial very fine, almost 
punctiform ; subterminal wavy, indistinct with some sagittate spots between veins 3-5. 
Secondaries semi-hyaline, smoky brown, darkest along the outer margin. Underneath 
whitish powdered with brown scales; traces of postmedial line and discal spots dis¬ 
tinct on secondaries. Expanse, 39 mm. 
Habitat : Las Vigas, Cobre de Perote, Mexico. 
According to Prof. J. B. Smith this species is allied to Chorizagrotis 
soror Smith. 
Peridroma scortea, sp. nov. 
Body grayish brovn. Primaries light brown ; some grayish scales at the base on 
the inner margin, in the orbicular reniform, along the veins and terminal space. 
These gra)ish shades are very indistinct. Antemedial line only visible on costa. 
