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T4. Craspedia conduplicata spec. nov. 



Forewiixj: ulialk-white, dusted sjiiirsely with coarse blaik atoms; the costal 

 area with fine fuscons speckling; the lines black, Innulate-dentate, and all donble ; 

 outer line at two-thirds, the two arms diverging towards costa, the outer marked 

 by two dark wedge-shaped marks on veins (>, 7 ; snlimarginal line with the outer 

 arm close to margin and somewhat obscured ; marginal line black, swollen into 

 black triangles between the veins ; fringe white. The basal half seems to have 

 lost its markings ; but from traces along inner margin I am led to believe that 

 there is a donble inner line at one-third, and jirobably a blaek cell-spot. 



Ilindwiny : with the outer lines as in forewing ; the branches of tlie median 

 line farther apart, the inner one semicircnlarly curved inwards and embracing 

 the distinct black cell-spot. 



Underside white, tinged with dull grey towards base and costa of forewing ; 

 the markings showing through only. 



Face and palpi dark brown above, whitish below ; collar light brown ; vertex 

 white ; thorax and abdomen white with coarse dark speckles. 



Expanse of wings : 27 mm. 



I 6 from Sau Ernesto, Bolivia, loOU m., August, Septemlier I'.HMI (Simons). 



Distinguished from ehia-neata Gnen. and its allies by the much larger size. 



76. Craspedia deaurata spec. nov. 



Forewing: dull greyish yellow; markings very obscure; traces of a curved 

 line near base, an oblique slightly deeper yellow shade beyond middle, and a 

 very fine denticulated brownish outer line ; fringe coucolorous ; cell-spot oval, 

 brown, distinct. 



Hi ml icing : the same. 



Underside dnll yellow ; costa of forewing dull reddish near base only ; a 

 dark marginal line to both wings ; cell-spots obsolete. 



Face and palpi black-brown ; vertex pale ; thorax and abdomen dull yellow. 



Expanse of wings : Ki mm. 



1 6 from Salidero, N.W. Ecuador, 3.ii) ft., February I'.MiI (Flemming and 

 Miketta). 



Shorter and broader in the wing than C. ram Warr., and i|uife ditferent in 

 colour ; antennae with long fascicles of cilia. 



7(1. Craspedia dorsinigrata spec. nov. 



Fori'irinq : ochreous, finely black-sjieckled ; the lines pale brownish, diffuse 

 and broad ; first lino obscure, curved at one-fourth ; median shade very broad, 

 oblique from before middle of inner margin towards apex, obsolete above vein 6 ; 

 o.\terior line very fine, touching the inner submarginal shade and marked by 

 distinct black spots on the veins ; marginal dots black ; cell-spot blackish ; 

 fringe concolorons. 



lliiidwing : with the shade antemedian, preceding the cell-spot; outer line 

 well separated from submarginal. 



Underside paler, with tiie cell-sjiots and outer line distinct; costal half of 

 forew ing grey-tinged. 



Face and jialpi brown iibove, ochreous below ; vertex whitish ; collar brown : 



