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12. Ephialtias aequivoca sji. uov. 



Much like E. con.tueta Wlk., but the costa of forewiiigs is straightor, and the 

 apex ia consequence appears more definite ; the oblique streak, instead of being 

 Inteons yellow, is siilphnr-colour ; in shape broader at apex and narrowing 

 downwards ; starting from below middle of costa instead of from be\'Oud middle, 

 consequently more oblique ; veins finely paler. 



Hindwings : brown-black, narrower and longer than in constieta. Head and 

 abdomen the same. 



Expanse of wings : 39 mm. 



One ? from Suapnre, Venezuela, February 1890 (Klages). 



13. Ephialtias constricta sp. nov. 



Slightly smaller than E. vittula Hiib., and like it in the forewings, but differing 

 in the form of the yellow streak of the hind wings. In constricta the edge of the 

 black costal border runs obli(juely from middle of costa to aljont one-third of inner 

 margin, so reducing the basal half of the yellow streak to a narrow curve, the outer 

 third of the streak lieing bluntly rounded, and ending farther from the hindmargin 

 than in rittida. 



A long series of both sexes, all from Bahia. 



Expanse of wings : 32 mm. 



14. Ephialtias lativitta sp. nov. 



Foreioings : purplish black, with a very broad yellow fascia across the wing, 

 its inner edge starting from before middle of costa and ending on submedian vein 

 at two-thirds from base. 



Hindicings : wholly lilack. 



Underside the same. Head, thorax, and abdomen all black. 



Expanse of wings : 35 mm. 



One (? from Cachabi, low country, January 189T (Rosenberg). 



The anal tufts in the only specimen seen are immensely developed. The species 

 is nearest E. ena Boisd., but the black is more purple in tint. The wings are much 

 narrower, and the yellow band of forewings nearly twice as wide. 



15. Ephialtias vittula Hiib. ab. carneata uov. 



Forewings : brown-black, the veins slightly paler ; an oblique transverse flesh- 

 coloured streak from below middle of costa to just before anal angle. 



flindwinys : with a similar-coloured but broader streak from base along middle 

 of wing, blunt-pointed towards hindmargin. 



Underside greyer brown, the pale streaks broader. Head, thorax, and abdomen 

 dull dark grey ; abdomen beneath, and legs somewhat paler. 



Expanse of wings : 38 mm. 



One (? from Rio Janeiro. 



Easily distinguished by the different colour of the streaks. 



Episcea gen. nov. 

 Diflfers from Scea in that the antennae of the ? are pectinated almost as 

 strongly as in the S. 



Type : Episcea extravagans sp. nov. 



