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buff with dark segmental lines. Fore wings white below cell and beyond to 

 subterminal line; inner margin iridescent light to dark gray; costal margin fus- 

 cous from base to medial line, then paler; some reddish scales above submedian 

 antemedially; medial line fuscous slightly outcurved, irrorated with reddish 

 brown from subcostal to submedian, closely followed by another straighter line 

 with a dark shade from it below vein 2 to inner margin at subterminal; a short 

 black streak on discocellular, followed by a dark point on vein 6, and below it a 

 short outbent fuscous shade forming part of a nebulous postmedial line; sub- 

 terminal line fuscous, sinuous, outwardly edged by a narrow white shade, fol- 

 lowed by a fuscous shade, broad on costa narrowing to a point at vein 4, expand- 

 ing slightly below vein 2; terminal black spots on interspaces. Hind wings semi- 

 hyaline white faintly tinged with yellow; termen narrowly suffused with fuscous; 

 cilia on both wings white with some dark mottling. 

 Expanse, 24 mm. 



Habitat. St. Jean, French Guiana. 

 Type Cat. No. 25658, U. S. N. M. 



Auradisa soteris, new species. 



Male. Palpi testaceous with some white irrorations at base. Head and 

 collar mottled vinaceous pink and buff white, the fringe around eyes, except 

 behind, white. Thorax testacaceous with some fuscous gray shading behind 

 medially and subdorsal tufts of broad white scales; patagia mignonette green. 

 Abdomen above testaceous with white segmental lines, and lateral green scaling 

 towards anal segment; underneath white, the two last segments green. Legs 

 inwardly white, outwardly purplish irrorated with white; tarsi with white rings. 

 Fore wings glossy mignonette green; a darker green oblique line from costa near 

 base to inner margin near middle where it is preceded by some purplish scales; 

 a small darker green spot on discocellular; outer line fine, yellowish olive, dentate 

 and parallel with termen, followed on costa by a small white spot; a narrow 

 terminal dark shade with minute white points on veins; cilia silky mouse gray. 

 Hind wings white, the veins and narrow terminal shade drab; cilia drab gray 

 tipped with white. Fore wings below white suffused with vinaceous drab 

 except from submedian fold to inner margin; the veins with long dark streaks 

 postmedially, on termen white; the outer line well indicated followed by white 

 scaling on costa. 



Expanse, 28 mm. 



Habitat. St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana. 

 Type. Cat. No. 25773, U. S. N. M. 



Auradisa tresaina, new species. 



Male. Palpi tea green. Collar and thorax yellowish citrine. Abdomen 

 above olive lake, with fine black segmental lines, underneath pinkish buff. Legs 

 light buff, the tarsi fuscous black with pale rings. Fore wings yellowish citrine; 

 base of costa finely black; a few black subbasal scales on costa and inner margin; 

 a faint whitish green medial line edged on either side with biscay green, preceded 

 below submedian fold by a streak of velvety fuscous black scales; a fine black 

 lunule on discocellular; outer line whitish green edged on inner side with biscay 



