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outer band consisting of three lines, the outer line bein? the heaviest, and this 

 is followed by two wavy lines and a finely dentate line ; a whitish subterniinal 

 line; a dark velvety streak from vein 6 to outer margin below apex ; a terminal 

 black line. Secondaries duller brown ; geminate outer and a subterniinal lighter 

 brown line; some blackish streaks on inner margin, and dark median sagittate 

 spots not reaching costa. Underneath whitish; black discal spots; three'dark 

 outer lines. Primaries with outer margin broadly black ; a white space at apex, 

 and subterniinal whitish spots. Secondaries with a broad subterminal blackish 

 band. Expanse 42 mm. 



Hah. — Paraguay. 



Rhopalista improbaria.— Primaries brown, with darker lines; a dark 

 line at base ; the basal band consisting of three lines, the last outwardly edged 

 with grey, then followed by three fine indistinct lines, again by a buff line which 

 is divided by a blackish line; the median band formed by three lines, suffusing 

 on inner margin to form a dark spot; discal spot linear, dark, edged with buff; 

 outer line triplicate, followed by a buff line, oblique from costa, outwardly curved 

 at vein 4, then wavy to inner margin ; this buff line divided by a dark line and 

 inwardly shaded with velvety brown ; subterminal line consisting of white spots 

 above veins 4; below it lunular, brownish buff; a terminal interrupted black 

 line and dark blotches on fringe. Secondaries dark brown ; a terminal dark line, 

 interrupted by huff spots on veins; anal fold buff, with reddish hairs. Under- 

 neath buff, thickly irrorated with black; a subterminal black band, widest from 

 vein 4 to costa on primaries; black discal points and traces of outer line. Ex- 

 panse 30 mm. 



Hab. — Orizaba, Mexico. 



Rhopalista vanonaria. — Primaries green, the lines olive brownish ; 

 basal line geminate, followed by a single, finer line; inner line heavy geminate, 

 followed by two finer lines; median line thick, containing a black spot at base of 

 vein 2; a dark cell spot; outer line thick, geminate, followed by a finer line, 

 punctiform on veins, then by some dark spots on veins from vein 3 to costa, and 

 again by a finer vein, geminate towards costa; subterminal dark blotches between 

 the veins, and a paler green interrupted line; geminate black spots terminally. 

 Secondaries blackish; a whitish spot in anal fold. Underneath: primaries 

 blackish ; a white spot at apex ; inner margin whitish ; traces of three dark lines 

 beyond cell ; the costa dark fawn color for two-thirds from base. Secondaries 

 dark brownish, with faint traces of outer lines. Expanse 39 mm. 



Hab. — Orizaba, Mexico. 



RliO|>ali!«ta repaiidaria. — Primaries dull brownish green, crossed by 

 black lines; l)asal line geminate, followed by a fine line, sometimes also geminate ; 

 the inner band consisting of three lines, the inner one most heavily marked, the 

 outer one usually coalescing with the outer band below the discal spot; the outer 

 line geminate, closely followed by a heavier line, which bulges outwardly on 

 veins 3 and 4, and is followed by a very fine line; the subterniinal consisting of 

 three lines, most heavily marked between veins 3 and 5; a terminal interrupted 

 dark line; dark blotches on fringe at veins. Secondaries brown, almost black on 



TEANS. AM. KNT. SOC, XXVII. JULY, 1901. 



