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outbent on costa, then slightly inbent, more deeply inbent below; 

 vein 4 distally edged with white to submedian fold, followed by a 

 sinuous inbent black line from termen at vein 4 to submedian fold; 

 subterminal fuscous spots from vein 7 to vein 4 partly followed by 

 white streaks; cilia pale ecru-drab ^^dth paired short black streaks at 

 tips of veins. Hind wing light drab with whitish suffusions postmedi- 

 ally; ciha pale vinaceous-drab. Wings below pale cinnamon-pink; 

 traces of antemedial line and dark purplish suffusions below costa, 

 expanding but not reaching apex of termen; the postmedial line 

 indicated. 



Expanse, 34 mm. 



Habitat. — Nova Teutonia, Brazil. 



Type.— U.S.N. M. no. 34680. 



Genus LEPASTA Moschler 



LEPASTA CANOLA, new species 



Male. — Palpi fuscous, the tip of second joint white; frons white; the 

 frontal tuft greenish gray, with a few black points and hairs. Collar 

 and thorax dark citrine, the patagium with a lateral black line. 

 Abdomen above citrine-drab, paler at base and on terminal segment, 

 underneath vinaceous-white. Fore wing with base of inner margin 

 vinaceous-white followed by a triangular olive-green spot partly 

 edged with black; a small olive streak below base of cell, and a dark 

 olive-green streak below base of costa, the space below it white 

 irrorated with green, which becomes denser to inner margin beyond 

 the triangular spot; before middle of costa a dark outbent streak 

 extending to a deep grayish-ohve spot, which is closely followed by 

 an upturned spot, and this by an upturned linear spot; these spots 

 edged above by wliite to the green edge of costa, and all limited by a 

 curved line from vein 7 to vein 3, where it is incurved to a point at 

 inner margin, the proximal side of the line dark green; termen broadly 

 serpentine green crossed by a broken black, partly lunular, line, 

 inwardly edged by brighter green ; a terminal black Hne forming spots 

 toward tornus. Hind wing whitish on costa and inner margin; a dull 

 citrine medial space ; termen grayish olive. Fore wing below with the 

 inner margin greenish white, the termen olive-buff; a dark olive sub- 

 terminal fascia. Hind wing below greenish white, the inner margin 

 whiter; dark subterminal spots between veins 4 and 3 and a narrow 

 dark terminal shade. 



Expanse, 36 nmi. 



Habitat. — Espirito Santo, Brazil. 



Type.— V.S.N. M. no. 34672. 



Allied to Lepasta maltha Schaus. 



