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short fuscous streaks below vein 3 and above veins 3 and 4 close to cell ; sub- 

 terminal dentate marks on interspaces and small marginal spots; cilia as on 

 fore wing. Wings below whitish; the postmedial lines as above but fuscous; 

 fore wings with a fuscous spot in cell, and a larger one on discocellular; sub- 

 terminal spots and marginal spots only below costa; hind wings with the lines 

 as above, but fuscous; subterminal and marginal spots between veins 6 and 7. 

 Expanse, 38 mm. 



Habitat. Sao Paulo, Brazil. 



Type. Cat. No. 23549, U. S. N. M. 



Polygrammodes arpialis, new species. 



Female. Palpi black fringed with white at base. Body yellow above, 

 white underneath; legs ochreous white, the tarsi with brown rings; abdomen 

 above with dorsal transverse fuscous purple streaks posteriorly on segments, 

 and subdorsal spots anteriorly on segments. Wings yellow, darkest termi- 

 nally, on basal half of fore wings, and along inner margin of hind wings ; mark- 

 ings fuscous purple; thick subterminal spots or lunules on interspaces; cilia 

 white with black spots at veins. Fore wings: short basal streaks on costa 

 and subcostal vein ; a subbasal spot on costal margin ; an inbent streak below 

 cell, and a fine line on inner margin ; an antemedial line slightly outbent from 

 costa to median vein ; an outset vertical streak from cell to submedian with 

 an inbent streak below it; a medial spot in cell and a streak on discocellular; 

 diverging postmedial streaks above and below vein 6; a small spot above 

 vein 7; from veins 2-5 three longer streaks, their tips hooked anteriorly like 

 the half of an arrow; a similar long streak below vein 2, with the hook on 

 posterior side, down bent to submedian, followed by a short streak close to 

 vein 2, and with an inbent streak on inner margin below it, this last followed 

 by a streak along inner margin. Hind wings: a spot on discocellular and a 

 smaller spot at origin of vein 2; postmedial streaks between veins 2-5 as on 

 fore wing; diverging spots above and below vein 6; a spot below vein 2 with 

 a wavy streak from it to inner margin. Wings below whitish, showing in- 

 distinctly the markings of upper side; cilia with black points; fore wings with 

 a small black spot in cell and a black streak on discocellular. 



Expanse, 53 mm. 



Habitat. Joinville, S. E. Brazil. 

 Type. Cat. No. 23550, U. S. N. M. 



This beautiful species is allied to P. runicalis Guenee, and was 

 sent to me by my friend, Mr. Julius Arp. 



Polygrammodes herminealis, new species. 



Female. Palpi black fringed below with white. Body white; abdomen 

 above with transverse fine purple-brown lines. Wings white; marginal 

 orange spots on interspaces; cilia white with dark gray spots at veins. Fore 

 wings: a basal orange streak from costa to submedian, a subbasal black 



