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Desmia minnalis, new species. 



Male. Antennae excised and with a small tuft of hairs at middle. Palpi 

 brown, at base white. Body brown, the abdomen above with fine segmental 

 white lines; underneath white with brown bands on alternate segments; anal 

 segments silvery with brown shading. Wings dark brown shaded with pur- 

 ple and cupreous, the spots and lines opalescent white; cilia with a fine white 

 line at base and white tips. Fore wings: a nearly round spot in cell adjoining 

 a spot below cell which becomes narrower at submedian, edged with fuscous 

 which extends to inner margin; a narrow spot beyond cell from vein 8 to 

 just below vein 5, edged with fuscous. Hind wings: costal margin grayish 

 white to near termen, and a similar streak between veins 6 and 7; the termen 

 incurved at vein 5; a fine antemedial white streak across cell; a medial white 

 line fairly broad, tapering to a point on inner margin above angle, inwardly 

 broadly shaded with fuscous, and followed by a fuscous spot from below 

 vein 6, to vein 3. 



Expanse, 28 mm. 



Habitat. Aroa, Venezuela. 

 Type. Cat. No. 23530, U. S. N. M. 



Desmia natalialis, new species. 



Male. Antennae excised above and preceded by a small tuft of hairs 

 before middle. Palpi fuscous brown, at base white. Throat white. Head, 

 collar, and thorax fuscous brown. Abdomen above brown on two basal seg- 

 ments, otherwise black with white segmental lines; paired white streaks on 

 anal segment; underneath white. Legs fuscous brown in front, the tarsi 

 pale ochreous. Wings dark brown with a supreous tinge, the lines and spots 

 white. Fore wings: a narrow white line across cell and a small triangular 

 spot below cell, slightly outset; a slightly broader line beyond cell from 

 vein 8, its outer edge indentate on vein 7, outcurved between 7 and 6, nar- 

 rower between veins 6 and 5; cilia fuscous brown with a white spot above 

 tornus. Hind wings: a very faint antemedial whitish spot in cell; a narrow 

 line from below vein 6 broadly shaded with fuscous on either side, to vein 

 4, inset at vein 3, inwardly shaded with fuscous, vertical to inner margin 

 close to angle; termen deeply incurved at vein 5; cilia brown with a pale 

 line at base, and tipped with white except at anal angle. Hind wings below 

 tinged with gray. 



Expanse, 24 mm. 



Habitat. Volcan de Santa Maria, Guatemala. 



Type. Cat. No. 23531, U. S. N. M. 



Desmia benealis, new species. 



Male. Antennae excised above at middle preceded by a short tuft of 

 hairs. Palpi dark brown, at base white. Body above dark brown; abdomen 



