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dial line straight, double, the wing beyond darker, the line foDowod 

 by some black spots at inner margin, and a large white spot Ijelow 

 vein 7, and a smaller spot above it. Wings below paler with the lines 

 repeated. Hind wings produced at vein 7. 



Expanse. — 37 mm. 



Habitat. — Espiritu Santo, Rio Janeiro, Brazil, 



Type.— Csii. No, 19770, U,S,N.M, 



DECTOCRASPEDON LATEFASCIATA, new species. 



Female. — Palpi outwardly mottled brown and fuscous. Head 

 white. Collar and thorax yellowish brown. Abdomen gray. Wings 

 yellowish white with a few dark irrorations. Fore wings: Ante- 

 medial and medial fine lines, angled on subcostal, followed by yellow 

 brown spots on costa, slightly inbent, followed by fuscous spots below 

 cell and submedian; tormen from apex to below vein 5 brown limited 

 by a fine gray irregular line, and with a black terminal line; tornus 

 mottled with brown. Hmd wmgs: A black discal point followed by 

 a broad brown fascia, expanding to tormen between vein 5 and costa, 

 where it is crossed by a black lino, from vein 6 to costa followed by a 

 gray shade. The outer margin is produced at vein 7 and at vein 5, 



Expanse. — 42 mm, 



i7a6ito^.— Espiritu Santo, Brazil. 



Type.— Cat. No, 19771, U.S,^,M, 



DECTOCRASPEDON OBTUSALIS, new species. 



Female. — Palpi mottled brown and ochreous. Head fuscous gray. 

 Collar and thorax ocher brown; abdomen pale ochreous with some 

 black irrorations. Fore wings ocher-brown with a few darker striae 

 and black irrorations, and slightly tinged with lilacino; a pale ocher 

 shade at base and similar outer fascia, the latter expanding to apex 

 on costa, inwardly lunular above vein 5, and containing a black point 

 above submedian, its outer edge marked by black and white points; 

 orbicular a white point; reniform a black point; some marginal black 

 points at tornus. Hind wings the same color, the termen tinged with 

 yellow-brown; the pale outer space less distinct and with large black 

 spots. Wings below whitish brown more darkly irrorated; black 

 discal spots, and marginal black points; the wing produced at vein 

 7, then straight to anal angle. 



Expanse. — 40 mm. 



Hahitat. — Espiritu vSanto, Brazil. 



Type.— C&t. No. 19772, U.S.N.M. 



TAPHONIA, new genus. 



Male. — Antennae pubescent ciliate with raised tuft about middle. 

 Palpi obliquely ascending; second joint slender, four times the length of 

 head, well fringed above; third joint one-fourth the length of second. 



