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forewing. A third difference in strnctnre, which had escaped me before, is the 

 absence of the foveal bar in the forewing. 



The ? of apicilineata has a repetition on the hindvving of the brown streak 

 of forewing ; though not so strongly marked, it is quite conspicuous, and runs from 

 below middle of inner margin to near the end of vein 6. 



These observations are made from a pair from Santo Domingo, Carabaya, 

 S.E. Pern, November 1902 (Oekenden). 



116. Nipteria basiplaga spec. nov. 



Forewing : blurred grey, except along costa, apex, and hindmargin, which are 

 striated and speckled with fuscous, the apex and hindniargin somewhat darker ; 

 costa at base blackish ; an oblique black costal blotch at one-third, from which 

 a very obscure curved line runs to inner margin near middle, marked by dark spots 

 on veins ; a transverse black cell-spot ; outer line straight and oblique, hardly 

 marked itself except at costa, where it is preceded by a black spot, but indicated by 

 black dashes on veins, reaching inner margin just beyond middle, close to inner 

 line ; fringe grey, slightly darker beyond veins. 



Iliiuhving : striated throughout, with dark cell-spot and curved line just 

 beyond middle showing through from underside. 



Underside bright pale ochreous, with the markings and striae black and 

 distinct, like those of the upperside ; cell of hindwing with a black blotch at base. 



Head and abdomen grey, the latter with black segmental rings ; paljii, 

 shoulders, and patagia black-brown ; antennae black. 



Expanse of wings : 52 mm. 



1 6 from Sauto Domingo, Carabaya, S.E. Pern, CjOO ft., October 19(i2, dry 

 season (Oekenden). 



117. Nipteria dispansa spec. nov. 



Forewing : pale grey with a slight luteons tinge ; the costal area somewhat 

 paler and more luteons, thickly striated and spotted with dull smoky blackish ; 

 some finer striae in the cell, and a greyish dusting at apex and along hindmargin ; 

 two dull blackish lines ; the first from one-fourth of costa to one-third of inner 

 margin, sharply angled on subcostal vein, thence nearly vertical ; outer line from 

 three-fifths of inner margin oblique with a slight curve outwards to three-fourths of 

 costa, becoming indistinctly double above median and diffusely forked on costa ; 

 fringe mottled light and dark grey. 



Hindwing : thickly but obscurely striated with smoky grey, with two smoky 

 dark lines, starting from a point below middle of abdominal margin, then diverging, 

 and approximating again at three-fourths of costa ; fringe mottled. 



Underside tinged with pale brownish ; forewing with marginal area jiale, with 

 fine dark speckling ; from base to outer line much darker, towards costa with coarse 

 black-brown striae ; the oblique line black-brown : hindwing with coarse black 

 speckling, the two lines and the veins between them black-brown. 



Palpi black ; face whitish ochreous ; vertex, thorax, and patagia Inteous grey ; 

 abdomen whitish with dark segmental divisions ; antennae black with pale basal 

 segment ; legs all blackish. 



Expanse of wings : 39 mm. 



1 (J from Chancliamayo, June— August 1901 (Hoffmanns). 



