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llo. Epirrhoe (?) gelatina sp. nov. 



Foretcings : glossy, wliitish oclireons, tlic ground-colour almost hidileii by 

 fascons suffusion ; basal patch dark fuscous, edged by the nearly straight dark first 

 line, from one-fifth of eosta to one-sixth of inner margin, and traversed by a slightly 

 waved blackish line ; central fascia with its inner edge consisting of two and its 

 outer of three waved and irregularly dentate dark lines, including a large black 

 cell-spot ; followed by several pale and dark alternating dentate lines : submarginal 

 line pale, uniformly dentate, and preceded by a dark shade ; the central fascia is 

 suffused witli a fnscous cloud which partially darkens tlie jiale space between it and 

 the basal patch ; marginal area ochreous and grey, with dark dashes between veins ; 

 marginal line black ; fringe very glossy, dark fuscous, with jialc intervals beyond the 

 veiu-dots. 



Hindwhigs: whitish ochreous, grey-tinged; a distinct cell-spot and curved 

 l)os(median grey line : a broadish grey marginal fascia. 



Underside of forewiugs dull blurred cinereous ; of hindwings whiter, with large 

 cell-spot and traces of two curved grey fasciae. Face and thorax brown ; abdomen 

 wanting. 



Expanse of wings : 26 mm. 



One ? from above Mapiri, 2000 feet, 189.J (Stuart). 



The true position of tliis species must await the examination of a 6. Judging 

 from the character of the fringes, it may be related to the Australian genus 

 MelitnUas Meyrick. 



11 U. Hammaptera aurea sj). nov. 



Forewinqs : olive-green, varied with fuscous ; the lines fuscous ; a dark wa\ ed 

 fascia close to base, followed by a yellowish olive broader fascia containing traces of 

 darker lines ; central fascia dark fuscous, the inner edge followed by two, the outer 

 ])receded by three, waved darker lines ; the inner edge slightly curved and minutely 

 waved ; the outer with two or three small teeth beneath costa and a blunt bidentate 

 projection below median, followed liy a wliite line ; a submarginal deeper fuscous 

 olive shade containing four waved dark lines, slightly toothed inwards on the veins ; 

 submarginal line formed of ochreous lunules, edged externally with black below 

 costa, opposite cell, and above anal angle ; marginal area olive-greeu; marginal line 

 concise, black, interrupted by olive dots at ends of veins : fringe yellnwisli, elu'(|uered 

 with dark grey beyond veins ; cell-spot linear, black. 



llirulwiiiys : dull orange, with tiie inner area smoky grey for two-thirds ; an 

 obscure dark curved submarginal line from inner margin to vein -1 : fringe orange, 

 with black lines at base between veins 2 and 4 only. 



Underside yellow ; forewiugs with large black cell-sjmt and broad marginal 

 black fascia, containing creamy white spots at apex and middle ot margin ; hind- 

 wings with only traces of a dark fascia and small cell-spot. Face and palpi dull 

 yellow; thorax olive and yellowish ; abdomen dull yellowish, with grey bands. 



Expanse of wings : 45 mm. 



One J from Bogota. 



The fold on inner margin is slight, and tiie contained tuft orange. 



117. Hammaptera pallidiparrs sp. nov. 

 Foretringx : with ground-colour ochreous whitish, strongly tinged with olive ; the 

 lines and markings blackish; Ijasal area limited liv a double blackish denticulated 



