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89. Episcepsis dominicensis sp. uov. 



? . Fore coxae orange ; collar orange ; rest of legs, head, antennae, and thorax 



dark sootv jMuple-brown ; ulxlomcn sooty, last two segments washed with metallic 



bine. ^"Forewiug dcei) i)uri)Ie-brown, apex white ; hindwing sooty, a paler discal 



semilivaliiic area. 



ilab. Dominica, West Indies, January— February I'.JUo (E. A. Agar), I ¥. 



i»o. Episcepsis klagesi sp. nov. 



S. Similar to gitnma Butl. Ditter.s in having the termen of forewing white, 

 the collar orange, and the underside of abdomen except anal fringe entirely white ; 

 the pale nervnres of forewing are also much more strongly marked. 



Ilab. San Esteban, Venezuela, August lUO'J (S. M. Klages), b i S ; Palma 

 Sola, Venezaela, 1 6. Type S, San Esteban. 



91. Episcepsis sordidus sp. nov. 



S. Differs from preceding species in forewing being a deep dirty brown with 

 paler veins, the apical fourth being dirty whitish browu-grey, and in the abdomen 

 being uniform black-brown above and below. 



llnh. San Esteban, Venezuela, June 1900 (S. M. Klages), 1 S. 



02. Episcepsis ockendeni sp. uov. 



cJ. Legs, head, and antennae scoty brown ; thorax and abdomen above and 



below sooty brown. Forewing reddish plum-puri)lc strongly suffused with sooty 



brown ; hindwing greyish sooty brown. 



? . Similar. 



Length of forewing : 20 mm. 



Ilab. Santo Domingo, Carabaya, S.E. Peru, (jOOO— (joOO ft., March 1001, 

 November lonl, November 19U2, December 10U2, May 10n2, o JcJ, 1 ? ; La Union, 

 Ptio Huacamayo, Carabaya, 2000 ft., Peru, wet season, November 1904, 2 ? ? ; 

 Tinguri, Carabaya, Peru, 3400 ft., dry season, August 1904, 1 c? ; and La Oroya, 

 IJio Inambari, S.E. Peru, 31(i0 ft., wet season, December lOUo (G. R. Ockendcn), 

 1 cj. Type cJ, Santo Domingo. 



03. Episcepsis littoralis sj). nuv. 



^. Hindwing produced at tornus into a long point. Legs grey-brown, coxae 

 and outside of tibiae opalescent blue-green ; i)alpi grey-brown glossed with 

 opalescent blue-green ; head grey-brown shot with blue, antennae black ; thorax 

 grey-brown shot with opalescent green ; abdomen grey-brown, slightly sliot with 



green on sides. Forewing bright purple-brown : hindwing smoky grey-brown 



with deep blue reflections, disc paler semihyaline. 



?. Hindwing normal purple-brown and dark grey-brown in colour without 

 opalescent gloss. 



Ijcngth of forewing : i 10 mm.; ? IT mm. 



Ilab. San Esteban, Vcnciiuela, June-August 1009 (S. M. Klages), 9 (?cj, 1 ?• 



Type cJ. 



04. Episcepsis scintillans sp. nov. 



• i. Legs sooty brown stroi.gly glossed with o])aIcscent metallic blue-green, 

 coxae glittering blne-greeu ; paljii opalescent blue-grceu ; head black-brown shot 



