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96. Nelo ruptimargo sp. uov. 



Forewlngs : orange-red; the costal area above snbcostal vein, the inner margin 

 below snbmeclian, and the apical two-fifths of wings black, the edge of the apical 

 area forming a ragged curve ; a sipiare orange-red subapical spot between veins 

 4 and 6 ; fringe black. 



Hindwings : orange-red, with all the margins black, the inner margin narrowest ; 

 the orange-red gronnd-colonr forms a narrow projection interrupting hindmargin at 

 border between veins 3 and 4 ; fringe black. 



Underside of forewings like upper, but the orange-red subapical spot is 

 contiguous to a white patch above it, not quite reaching costa ; there is a small 

 oblong white blotch on hindmargin between veins 3 and 4, and a white snbcostal 

 streak from base. Hindwings whitish, tinged with orange ; the costal black 

 margin is interrupted by a white blotch from base and another before apex, both 

 these touching subcostal vein ; the hindmarginal border is interrupted by a long 

 whitish blotch between 3 and 4, and the inner margin is scarcely blackened. Palpi 

 externally, centre efface, vertex, thorax, and abdomen black ; sides of face whitish; 

 base of shoulders and of patagia orange ; underside of abdomen and of legs whitish. 



Expanse of wings : 26 mm. 



One (J from Quebrada Secca, Cumana, January 1899. 



The underside bears a remarkable resemblance to that of some species of 

 Emplocia. 



Subfamily NEPHODIINAE. 

 97. Leucula rasa sp. nov. 



Forewings : semi-hyaline, silky white ; fringe white. 



Hindwings : the same. 



Underside white ; costal edge dark from base to middle of forewings. Head, 

 thorax, and abdomen white ; pectinations of antennae fuscons. 



Expanse of wings : 33 mm. 



One c? from Petropolis. 



In forewings vein 11 anastomoses with 12, veins 10 and 9 coincident anastomose 

 with 11, separating towards costa ; the upper radial is stalked with 7, 8, and there 

 is no true areole. 



Leuculopsis gen. nov. 



Forewings ; with costa slightly curved throughout ; apex prominent, subacute ; 

 hindmargin oblique, hardly curved. 



Hindwings : with both angles well marked ; hindmargin slightly curved. Palpi 

 short and weak, not reaching front of face ; tongue well developed ; antennae of i 

 strongly bipectinate; hind -tibiae not swollen, with four spurs ; frenulum present. 



Neuration : forewings, cell quite half the length of wing ; discocellular vertical 

 above, somewhat oblique below ; first median nervule at one-half, second at five- 

 sixths ; radials normal ; 7, 8, 9 stalked from close to 6, 10 from the same point, 

 11 at three-fourths; II anastomosing with 12, and 10 with 11, 10 afterwards 

 touching 8, 9 at a point : hindwings, with costal shortly approximated to subcostal ; 

 7 before end of cell. Forewings with a distinct foveal bar. 



Type : Leuculopsis colorata sp. nov. 



The species have a superficial resemblance to Metrocampa. 



