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Underside similar ; cell-spots and outer lines only marked, the latter accom- 

 panied by dark dashes on veins. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen like wings ; collar, face, and palpi brown-speckled. 



Expanse of wings : 3."> mm. 



1 ? from Limbani, Carabaya, Pern, 9500 ft., May 1904, dry season (Ockenden). 



Apex of forewing acute ; outer margin hardly bent at vein 4. 



Of doubtful position till the S can be compared. 



275. Apicia leprosa spec. nov. 



Forewing : fawn-colour, coarsely dark-speckled ; first line obscure, from one- 

 fourth of costa to one-third of inner margin, bluntly angled on median vein ; 

 cell-spot black ; an oblique dark costal streak above it ; outer line dark, thin, 

 oblique and straight from three-fifths of inner margin towards apex, acutely angled 

 on vein 7 and retracted to costa, followed by a pale and then a darker line ; beyond 

 the line and close to it is an irregular grey shade swollen into projecting spots 

 below veins 2, 4, and 6, these spots in some cases blackish ; above the angle of the 

 line is a black double costal spot; the black speckling is stronger towards anal 

 angle ; veins sometimes paler ; marginal half of wing generally tinged with darker. 



Hind wing : with the line central, not marked above vein 7; the costal area 

 pale; cell-spot black. 



Underside yellowish white, thickly speckled, darker towards outer margin, 

 especially in hiudwing, where the ground-colour is whitish; outer line and sub- 

 marginal shade marked in (brewing. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen speckled ochreous. 



Expanse of wings : 30 mm. 



3 ? ? from Sapucay, Paraguay, September 1901, July 1902, and October 1904 

 (Foster). 



276. Bassania annulifera spec. nov. 



S. Forewing : yellowish olive ; the space between the two lines paler, with a 

 faint lilac-grey tinge towards outer line; the lines darker olive; first from one-third 

 of costa, outcurved above, then inwardly oblique to one-fourth of inner margin, 

 obscurely edged inwardly with paler ; outer line from middle of inner margin, 

 oblique and slightly crenulate between veins, towards apex, close before which 

 it is curved to costa, followed throughout by a paler line; cell-spot round and 

 whitish with a dark centre; submarginal line hardly visible; fringe rust-coloured. 



Hindwing : with the costal and outer marginal areas more lilac-grey ; the 

 yellowish-olive tinge confined to the inner marginal area and the hairs that clothe 

 the base; fringe broadly rust-coloured. 



Underside of hiudwing, the cell, and costal area of forewing beneath pale 

 brick-colour, slightly speckled with grey ; rest of forewing pearly white ; outer 

 margin and apex of forewing olive; outer line marked by a short black line from 

 costa before apex ; fringe reddish. 



Thorax, patagia, and abdomen olive like wings; head, shoulders, and pectus 

 bright fulvous ; forelegs speckled, olive-grey and white ; antennae white. 



?. Forewing: coloured like the c? of B. forth Warr. ; reddish chestnut taking 

 the place of the yellowish olive of the c?, the paler shades reddish grey; the outer 

 line deep purple followed by a bluish-grey line; cell-spot ochreous with dark 

 centre ; fringe reddish. 



