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space dull gray with a fine dark line on discocellular; first postmedial 

 line dark, outbent from costa to vein 4, then angled and lunular to 

 mner margin, the space to second Ime grayish brown; the second 

 line whitish, lunular to vein 4, then i)arallel to first line followed 

 from costa to vein 4 by a reddish brown shade v/ide on costa. Hind 

 wings light brown ; smoky gray streaks between veins 4 to 6 from cell 

 to termen, margmal streaks on other interspaces; faint traces of an 

 outer lunular line; base of inner margin v/ith white hairs, outer half 

 fuscous gray, vdth a red browai streak along the edge interrupted 

 by a small white spot. Fore wings below dull dark smoky gray, 

 the veins yellow; inner margin yellow; a light bro^vn costal spot before 

 apex; a v/hitish shade at middle of outer margin. Hmd v/ings below 

 yellowish buff irrorated v»-ith bro\M^i; the postmedial line heavily 

 m rked; the outer Ime finer, and lunular towards inner margin, a 

 gray streak before inner margin from base expanding at termen. 



Expanse. —Male, 33 mm. ; female, 43 mm. 



HaMtat. ~Vo\ca,n de Santa Maiia, Guatemala. 



Tpye.— Cat. No. 22456, U.S.N.M. 



CARTHARA PURULHANA, new species. 



Female. — Palpi reddish; frons purple bro\vn. Collar reddish 

 brown. Thorax and abdomen above dark slate mottled with white 

 hairs. Body belovv^ pale reddish brown. Fore wings dark slate 

 color, the vems, costa, and inner margin finely reddish brown; base 

 of inner margin yellowish ; a fine fuscous streak on discocellular fol- 

 lowed by a greenish yellow shade between veins 4 and 6 ; the gemmate 

 antemedial ime hardly visible; a fine postmedial dark Ime outcmwed 

 around the yeliov/ postdiscal shade, geminate and hardly visible 

 below vem 4; the outer portion of Ime reddish bro^vn from vein 4 to 

 costa edged on either side v.'ith greenish yellow; cilia pm'pie brown, 

 shaded with black tov/ard apex. Hind wings slate color. The 

 vems, cell, and interspaces near cell between vems 2 and 4 pale 

 reddish; a dark gray streak from base to termen below cell and vein 

 2 ; a dcirk red brovv'u streak along inner margin Vvith the cilia mottled 

 black and white; cilia on termen black tipped with yellov/. Hind 

 wings below pm^ple brov/n; a yellowish medial shade; a yellov/ streak 

 below cell and vein 2; first outer Ime almost medial, dark, well 

 defined, the second line fine and indistinct; a dark red browii shade 

 at anal angle. 



Expanse. — 43 mm. 



Hahitat. — ^Purulha, Guatemala. 



Type.— Cat. No. 22457, U.S.N.M. 



CARTHARA TREMULANS, new species. 



Male. — Head and thorax buff. Collar and addomen light reddish 

 brown. Fore wings reddish brown mottled \\ath yellow scales, ex- 



