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Type : Callopsiodes colorata sp. nov. 



Biston viexkanaiia Wlk. (= Synopsia hedemanni Feld.) will also be referable 

 here. 



117. Callopsiodes colorata sp. nov. 



Foveicinqs: pale fawn-colour, iJnsbcd with pinkish, and dnsted with brown and 

 black atoms ; the lines green, becoming red-brown and thickened in the costal area ; 

 first from one-sixth of costa, oblique outwards to subcostal, then bluntly bent and 

 straight to oue-third of inner margin, preceded by a faintly lustrous pale line ; basal 

 area with space between subcostal and median veins greenish, and with a brown 

 costal spot at base ; outer line from costa at three-fourths, curved strongly outwards 

 towards hindmargin to vein 7, there sharply angled and becoming luuulate-dentate 

 to three-fourths of inner margin, followed by a pale lustrous line ; the space 

 between the lines pinkish brown, deepest towards the inner line and green along 

 inner margin ; a dark brown blotch on costa before ape.x touching angle of outer 

 line on vein 7 ; cell-spot round, black, and distinct ; median shade obliiiue, brown, 

 and distinct from costa to median vein, thence obscure to inner margin ; submarginal 

 line pale lustrous ; margin itself tinged with green ; fringe pale pinkish grey, with 

 darker central line. 



Hindwings : uniform dull pinkish grey, slightly speckled ; a dentate lunulate 

 dark postmedian line and dusky cell-spot ; basal two-thirds slightly darker than 

 marginal area. 



Underside of forewings ochreons more or less grey-tinged, of hindwings 

 ochreous, both speckled with black ; tlic lines of the upperside obscurely repre- 

 sented ; the submarginal sliade greenish ; the hindwings with traces of an interrupted 

 curved brown central line. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous grey, slightly 

 pink tinged ; the face, palpi, and shoulders somewhat darker grey ; legs ochreous, 

 much mottled with brown. 



Expanse of wings : 48 mm. 



One t? from Chiriqui. 



118. Certima eximia sp. nov. 



Forewings : pinkish ochreous, deepening into brownish buft" at hindmargin, 

 slio-htly green-tinged throughout, and sprinkled witli black atoms ; first line at 

 one-third, Inmilate dentate, formed of fine white scales, the teeth, facing inwards, 

 marked by three white dashes on the veins, preceded by a broad band of pale green ; 

 outer line from a little before apex to three-fourths of inner margin, similar to 

 basal line, but the white teeth facing outwards, and the lunules filled up with 

 green ; marginal area varied with whitish and green scales ; fringe concolorous with 

 margin ; cell-spot blackisli. 



Hinduings: like forewings, but without first line, the base much paler 

 ochreous ; cell-spot black. 



Underside very pale flesh-coloured ochreous, tinged with green ; cell-spots and 

 a row of submarginal spots, marking the teeth of the outer line, black ; these last 

 preceded by a slightly deeper greenish tint. Head, thorax, and abdomen ochreous. 



Expanse of wings : 60 mm. 



One (S from La Merced, Chanchamayo, Peru. 



Hindmargin of both wings quite even, without trace of dentation. 



