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above in venation, while the shape of the head is more like 

 Bradypodicola than Cryptoses. 



Crpytoses cholcepi comes from Central America and Pana- 

 ma, where it lives in the fur of the sloth Cholcepiis. Brady- 

 podicola hahneli comes from Brazil, where it lives in the fur 

 of the sloth Bradypus. Of the habits and distribution of the 

 third species we shall be enlightened later by Dr. von Ihering. 



NEW SPECIES OF NOCTUID^ FROM FRENCH GUIANA. 



BY W. SCHAUS. 



Obroatis reniplaga, new species. 



Male. Palpi, head, and collar dark olive brown; thorax fuscous brown, 

 with some lilacine irrorations. Abdomen dark gray brown. Fore wings 

 to outer line fuscous, heavily irrorated with lilacine white; costa finely 

 olive brown; antemedial line vertical, lilacine on costa, then ocherous 

 brown, outwardly expanding on median and submedian into dark points; 

 orbicular minute, dark brown; reniforin large, irregular, dark velvety 

 brown, becoming narrower and paler brown anteriorly, finely edged be- 

 hind with lilacine; a fuscous shade oncostaabovereniform, and faint darker 

 shade below it from vein 2 to inner margin; outer line fine, deeply lunular, 

 punctiform on veins, and outcurved below costa, followed by a broad pale 

 yellowish-brown shade; subterminal shade broad, sinuous, fuscous, partly 

 crossed by an indistinct whitish line; outer margin pale brown, with a ter- 

 minal fuscous line, and white points on veins. Hind wings fuscous to outer 

 line, which is very faint, but with distinct dark brown points on veins; 

 the space beyond and termen as on fore wings. Wings below grayish brown ; 

 darker spots on discocellular; the outer line deeply lumular, fine, distinct, 

 but without points; indistinct small subterminal spots on interspaces. 



Expanse, 50 mm. 



Other specimens are Smaller, 39 mm, and paler. 



Habitat: St. Jean, Maroni River. 



Near O. distincta Butl. 



Obroatis roseipalpis, new species. 



Male. Palpi bright red, fringed with rosy brown. Head rosy brown, collar 

 olive brown. Thorax, abdomen, and wings ocherous brown; apostmedial 

 straight, broad, purple line, divided by a fine lilacine shade, and closely 

 followed by a fine dentate lunular line, punctiform on veins; subterminal 

 dark streaks marked by yellowish points on interspaces; cilia dark brown 

 crossed at base by a fine pale line, on hind wings tipped with roseate. Fore 

 wings : Costa finely roseate; an almost imperceptible antemedial line; orbic- 

 ular a minute brown point; reniform constricted medially, yellowish brown, 

 darkly outlined but not distinct. Hind wings : The postmedial terminating 



