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portion below the subcostal vein filled with dark brown ; the resiiform is ante- 

 riorly and outwardly also shaded with white; the basal and t. a. line wavy, 

 lilacine, finely bordered exteriorly with black ; the t. p. line is fine, dark, exte- 

 riorly shaded with lilacine. and prece<led above the inner margin by a whitish 

 yellow shade: the space beyond the t. p. line dark gray mottled with light l)n)wn, 

 and some clusters of lilacine scales; a terminal dark line interrupted by the 

 veins and shaded inwardly witli white; an apical white streak. Secondaries 

 smoky-gray, with an indistinct discal s]iot. Underneath: primaries brownish ; 

 secondaries whitish, irroiated with brown, a large black discal spot and an outer 

 wavy brown line; a terminal dark brown line on both wings. Expanse 25 mm. 



Hah. — Castro, Paraiui. 



(\yatliisMii violaKCtMis sp. nov.— Palpi, head and thorax lilacine. Ab- 

 domen light brown. Trimaries slightly excavated below the apex ; above divided 

 into two shades i)y an oblique pale line from the middle of the costa to the t. p. 

 line on the inner margin ; the inner portion of the wing lilacine, with a basal 

 wavy brown line and some nearly imperceptible darker shades on the inner 

 margin ; the outer portion of the wing liglit brown crossed by paler veins; the 

 t. p. line fine, brown, curved, and outwardly shaded with lilacine; a subterminal 

 brownish shade and a terminal yellowish line; the reniform finely outlined in 

 brown ; a small dark spot at the inner angle and a large apical lilacine spot. 

 Secondaries brown, slightly hyaline at the base ; a large brown discal spot ; fringe 

 whitish. Underneath reddish brown ; a distinct outer line and discal spot, both 

 more noticeable on the secondaries, which are whitish on the disc. Exp. 25 mm. 



Hab. — Jalapa, Mexico. In coll. B. M. froin Rio Janeiro. 



<'li.V<Oiiy.v Icsilina sp. nov.— Head light brown. Thorax mottled gray and 

 brown. Abdomen grayish brown. Primaries above glossy grayish brown, all 

 the lines very indistinct ; the base and costal margin heavily mottled with white : 

 the orbicular and reniform light gray, circled with white and then edged with 

 black scales; the orbicular small, round; the reniform large and irregular. 

 Secondaries paler. Underneath: brownish, with some small white spots on the 

 outer portion of the costal margin of the primaries. Expanse 15 mm. 



Hah. — Jalapa, Mexico. 



In some specimens tlie white niarkin^rs disappear almo.st entirely. 



<iiytoili.Y inorata sp. nov. — Head and thorax lilacine, mottled with 

 brown. Abdomen light brown. Primaries above lilacine, indistinctly mottled 

 with brown ; a conspicuous oblique brown shade from the costal margin extend- 

 ing between the orbicular and reniform, and reaching the median vein, below 

 which it is followed by a small brownisli spot; the basal and t. a. lines lilacine, 

 indistincr. not reaching the inner margin : the t. p. line lilacine and more clearly 

 defined ; the orbicular very small, the reniform large, both outlined with lila- 

 cine; beyond the t. p. line the wing is reddish brown crossed by a dark brbvvu 

 subterminal shade; a white terminal line; fringe very long, gray. Secondaries 

 light brown, fringe yellowish white. Underneath light yellowish brown, a 

 marginal dark shade and some subapical pale spots on the costa of tlie primaries. 

 Expanse 27 mm. 



Hub. — Jalapa, Mexico. 



TKANS. AM. KNT. SOC. XXI. (29) JULY. 1894. 



