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very irregular; termen purplish grey; marginal black points; a fine 

 terminal fuscous line. Hind wings: A black discal point; post- 

 medial line white, straight; termen broadly dark grey irroratod with 

 duU red toward postmedial line; traces of an outer lunular white 

 line; marginal points as on fore wings. Wings below dull reddish 

 brown; inner half of hind wings whitish, irrorated with dull red; 

 marginal black points and a fine dark terminal line; a reddish spot 

 on discocellular of hind wings. 



Expanse. — 22 mm. 



Habitat. — Petropolis. Rio Janeiro, Brazil. 



Type.— C&t. No. 1985 4, U.S.N.M. 



SYNOMERA TATALGA, new species. 



Male. — Head collar, thorax, and wings brown. Abdomen fuscous 

 brown; white segmental Unes; a black dorsal spot at base. Fore 

 wings: Traces of a white antemedial line, distinct on costa, then 

 faint, incurved in cell, outcurved below it; a white orbicular point; 

 a faint medial darker shade; reniform large, yellowish, edged by a 

 white line forming a C; postmedial fine, white on costa, yellowish 

 below vein 7, outcurved beyond cell; a fine subterminal dentate 

 whitish shade; marginal black points; the terminal line extremely 

 fine. Hind wing's: Base of costa white; a fuscous medial line, closely 

 followed by the straight yellow postmedial fine; the subterminal 

 whitish line nearer postmedial than termen, and somewhat out- 

 curved; marginal dark points. Cilia of both wings pale ochreous, 

 crossed at base by two dark brown lines. Fore wings below brown, 

 hind wings whitish irrorated with brown; black discal points; post- 

 medial and outer lines fine; marginal points and terminal hne as above. 



Expanse. — 23 mm. 



Hahitat. — Sao Paulo, Brazil. 



Type.— Csii. No. 19855, U.S.N.M. 



Allied to S. pedroalis Schaus. 



IPNISTA, new genus. 



Male. — Palpi obliquely ascending, almost porrect, long; second 

 joint fringed above. Antennae with minute ciha. Legs roughly 

 scaled. Wings long and narrow. Fore wmgs : Apex acute, produced ; 

 outer margin rounded, inbent below vein 3, somewhat crenulate; 

 veins 3, 4, 5 equally apart; vein 6 from upper angle; 7, 8, and 9, 10 

 from end of areole; 11 free. Hind wings: Veins 3 and 4 from lower 

 angle; 6 and 7 from upper angle; 5 well above lower angle. 



Type of genus. — Ipnea marina Druce.^ 



1 Biol. Centr.-Amor.,Het., vol. 1, 1891, p. 482, pl.40, fig. 10. 



