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near upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked from upper angle; 11 free. Hind 

 wings: Veins 3 and 4, and 6 and 7 stalked; 5 near lower angle. 

 Tyjie of genus. — Atlmrmodes spreta Dognin. 



Genus NICETAS Druce. 

 Nicetas Druce, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Het., vol. 1, 1891, p. 450, pi. 37, figs. 3. 3a, 4. 



Male. — Palpi curved back over thorax, hairy; in female acuminate. 

 Antemiae pectinated; in female pubescent ciliate. Wings broad 

 Fore wings: Vein 3 near lower angle; 4 and 5 from lower angle; 6 

 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9, 10 stalked; 11 free. Hind wings: Veins 

 3 and 4, and 6 and 7 on short stalk; 5 near lower angle. 



Type of genus. — Nicetas panamensis Druce. 



Also referable to this genus are the following: 



Nicetas hiciUata (Bertuld) Warren, Trans. Ent. Soc, Lond., 1889 

 p. 241. 



Nicetas annon Druce, Biol. CV^ntr.-Amer., Het., vol. 1, 1891, p, 

 451, pi. 37, figs. 5, 5a. 



Nicetas lycon Druce, Biol. Centr.-Amer., Plet., vol. 1, 1S91, p. 451, 

 pi. 37, figs. 6, Ga. 



NICETAS BATHALIS, new species. 



Female. — ^Head, collar, thorax, and fore Vv'ings dark slate brown 

 glossed with purple. Abdomen and hind wings dull browni. Fore 

 wings: Lines very fine, dark brown; antemedial vertical, incurved 

 in cell and close above submedian; postmedial oblique on costa, 

 slightly inbent opposite cell, slightly incurved below vein 4, followed 

 by an outer, narrow, straight dark shade; reniform semilunar, oblique, 

 narrow, velvety brownisli black, Hmd wings: Traces of a darker 

 postmedial line; cilia faintly bro\\aier than ground color on both 

 wings. Wings below duU gi"ayish brown, the hind wings palest; 

 traces of a postmedial Hne. The fore wings are acute, incurved 

 below apex, then well rounded. 



Expanse. — 40 mm. 



Habitat. — Jamaica. 



Type.— Cut. No. 19752, U.S.N.M. 



NICETAS ANTONIALIS, new species. 



Female. — ^Head, collar, thorax, and fore wings dark brown glossed 

 with purple. Abdomen and hind wings fuscous brown. Fore wings: 

 Lines dark l)rown, very fine; antemedial outbent to below median, 

 incurved on submedian; postmedial almost vertical, wavy; orbicular 

 a white point; reniform incurved, brown, darkly edged, and with a 

 black point at lower end; a pale subterminal line, remote from 

 termen, punctiform on veins, accompanied by a fuscous brown shade 

 expanding towards costa; terminal black points on intei-spaces. 



