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truncate at anal angle; veins 3 and 4, and 6 and 7 stalked; 5 well 

 above angle. 



Female. — Palpi very long, slightly ascending, narrov/ and deeply 

 fringed. 



Type of genus. — Margitcs hugaha Druce. 



NYCTIPOLIA, new genus. 



Male. — Ptilpi curved back to thorax behind; third joint longer than 

 second, with long haire on inner side; first joint fringed with long 

 hairs below. Fore legs hairy with long process at base of tibia. 

 Fore wings: Outer margin oblique at tornus; inner margin medially 

 convex; veins 3, 4, 5 from lower angle; 6 below upper angle; 7 from 

 upper angle; 8, 9, 10 stalked from well before end of cell; 11 free; 

 basal third of costa below with fringed fold. Hind wings: Outer 

 margin incurved before anal angle, which is produced at vein 2; 

 inner margin rounded; veins 3 and 4 on short stalk; 5 close to lower 

 angle; 6 and 7 on longer stalk. iUl the veins are slightly curved. 



Type of genus. — ■NyctipoUa incondita Schaus. 



NYCTIPOLIA INCONDITA, new species. 



Male. — Head and thorax fuscous bro\vn; hairs on inner side of 

 third joint of palpi white; patagia shaded with golden bronze. 

 Abdomen above dark broAvn, underneath yellowish; tarsi brown 

 circled with yellowish white. Fore wings dark brown, lines and 

 shadings fuscous browm; a spot at base of cell; antemedial inangled 

 on submedian, outset below submedian, inwardly shaded with 

 lighter brown; abroad medial shade; a long pale line on discocellular; 

 postmedial line line, irregular, almost vertical, outwardly paler 

 shaded; subterminal lighter brown, irregular, remote from termen; 

 an interrupted fuscous terminal line. Hind wings brown, paler 

 shaded on costa and below vein 5; a fuscous shade from cell, along 

 vein 6 to near termen; postmedial and subterminal fuscous lines on 

 inner margin, outwardly shaded with yellowish white; fuscous brown 

 terminal shadings. Wings below white. Fore wings: Costa finely 

 fuscous brovm; apical area tinged with brown; a dark postmedial 

 line on costa, and subterminal shade inbent, outset below 7, both 

 outwardly shaded with yellowish white, the latter not reaching vein 5. 

 Hind wings: A fine dark streak on discocellular; ]>ostmedial and 

 subterminal fuscous spots on costa, between veins 6 and 5, and on 

 inner margin. 



Expanse. — 36 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River. 



Type.—Csit. No. 19728, U.S.N.M. 



Simplicia anysis Druce, (Biol. Centr.-Amer., Het., vol. 1, 1891, 

 p. 448, pi. 36, figs. 20, 20a, male), will come near here, requir- 



