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3, with shorter streaks on interspaces postmedially ; a minute black 

 point at end of cell with small cluster of black scales subterminal and 

 along termen; the cilia white. Hind wing dark olive lake, with pale 

 subfuscous below at costa on terminal half; cilia white. Fore wing 

 below dull purplish green, paler on terminal space, with a series of 

 dark streaks, and numerous scattered black scales. Hind wing below 

 with the purplish-green color almost obliterated by long dark streaks 

 on interspaces terminally and on costa; a central pale streak is irro- 

 rated with dark scales. 



Expanse: 60 mm. 



Habitat. — Espirito Santo, Brazil. 



r?/2?e.— U.S.N.M. No. 34769. 



One paratype. 



HALISIDOTA GROTA, new species 



Male. — The palpi with a lateral black line; head and thorax pallid 

 purple-drab, with two black points behind head; patagia white. Ab- 

 domen above black, underneath white; also the anal hairs white. 

 Fore wing pale vinaceous-fawn with minute black points, slightly 

 larger at end of cell and subterminally on interspaces. Hind wing 

 semihyaline, being paler than fore wing; a smoky dark spot on termen 

 before tornus; also two small black spots at end of costa and faint 

 irrorations at tips of other veins. Wings below similar but less distinct. 



Expanse: 51 mm. 



Habitat. — Santa Catharina, Brazil. 



7V2>e.— U.S.N.M. No. 34770. 



One paratype. 



HALlSroOTA NAYAPANA, new species 



Female. — Palpi short, black; head and collar isabella color, with 

 darker streaks; thorax pale purplish gray; patagia primuline yellow, 

 with medial, fuscous, vertical line. Abdomen above fuscous-green, 

 with black segmental lines; underneath greenish white, with darker 

 mottling and a lateral fine, partly broken, undulating black line. 

 Fore wing antimony yellow as base color; the veins mostly finely 

 streaked with light cinnamon-drab; the costal edge with numerous 

 black points; a dark streak along vein 5 from base of cell, then broken 

 into spots to tei-men; terminal half of wing with large greenish- white 

 spots, oval shaped and finely edged with dark lines, all on interspaces, 

 which include small triangular black spots, both postmedially and 

 subterminally; on the underside the base is thicldy suffused with 

 brownish drab, the outer half the same as above. Hind wing above 

 black, imderneath black, the costa broadly pale yellowish with a 

 medial black spot and dark streaks at apex. 



