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from four-fifths of costa curved to two-thirds of inner margin, where it is thicker ; 

 fringe white. 



Hindwing : the same, with outer line only, and very faint. 



Underside white, with the veins dark". 



Head, thorax, and abdomen white; collar with a yellow fringe; antennae 

 lilaclc ; tarsi fuscous. 



Expanse of wings : 60 mm. 



1 ¥ from La Oroya, R. Inambari, Peru, 31U0 ft., September 1904, dry season 

 (Ockenden). 



The antennae of this ? are finely snbserrate, and I refer it to Nipteria rather 

 than to Lciicula. 



207. Nipteria fumosata 

 Nipteria fumosata Warr., Nov. Zoo!, xii. p. 57 ? (1905). 

 Nipteria pallidilinea Warr. ,, p. 58 <?. 



These turn out to be sexes of the same species. 



208. Nipteria laevipennis spec. nov. 



Forewing : smooth pale grey, semi-transparent ; the cell and the marginal area 

 darker grey ; costal area above subcostal vein pale straw-colour in the outer half of 

 wing, with a black funnel-shaped mark at two-thirds reaching vein 5, followed by 

 four small black spots before apex ; the basal half black with a pale straw-coloured 

 blotch at one-fourth ; fringe straw-colour, broadly flecked with black beyond veins ; 

 cell-spot scarcely marked. 



Hindtoing : paler, ochreous grey, with a very faint dark cell-spot and curved 

 postmedian line ; fringe as in forewing. 



Underside rather darker ; forewing with a dark shade from base through cell 

 to outer margin ; the three black costal blotches distinct : hindwing straw-colour 

 flecked with black ; cell-spot and postmedian line darker, and a cloudy submargiual 

 shade. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous ; the shoulders and base of patagia 

 fuscous ; abdomen with darker segmental rings ; forelegs, palpi, and antennae 

 blackish. 



Expanse of wings : 44 mm. 



1 ? from Ocoueque, Garabaya, Peru, 7000 ft, July 1904, dry season 

 (Uckenden). 



209. Nipteria perpusilla spec. nov. 



Forewing : semi-transparent greyish white, the costal edge darker ; a large 

 smoky black cell-spot ; a thick dark line parallel to outer margin from three- 

 fourths of costa to three-fourths of inner margin, incurved just below costa and 

 outcurved above inner margin ; the marginal area beyond it above middle darker ; 

 fringe blackish. 



Hindwing : like forewing ; the marginal area not darker. 



Underside rather duller ; space beyond cell-spot of forewing more distinctly 

 white. 



Thorax and abdomen grey ; face and vertex yellowish ; palpi blackish. 



Expanse of wings : 24 mm. 



1 ¥ from It. Huacamayo, Carabuya, Peru, 3100 ft., June 1904, dry season 

 (Uckenden). 



