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veins medially and postmedially; a white, black-edged lunule on inner 

 marj^in at torniis with some dark subterminal shading above it to vein 

 3. Hind wing white, the costal margin dull green crossed by post- 

 medial dark lines, the inner margin with a tawny-olive streak not 

 reaching anal angle. Wings below white, the fore wing with olive 

 shading along costa and black cilia at tornus, the hind wing wdth 

 heavier white scaling on margins. 



Expanse, 40 mm. 



Habitat. — Espirito Santo, Brazil. 



Tupe.— V.S.N. M. no. 34678. 



Two male specimens. 



Genus RHUDA Walker 



RHUDA ASTRIDA, new species 



Female. — Head and front of collar vinaceous-buff, collar otherwise 

 black; thorax and patagia white slightly mottled with black hairs. 

 Abdomen with basal segment white with a V-shaped black line, 

 otherwise dorsally avellaneous with black segmental lines, underneath 

 mostly vinaceous. Fore wing with a black fascia from base of costa, 

 this fascia outbent within and below cell, and upcurved toward 

 median and vein 2, then downbent along vein 2 and again upbent 

 subterminally to below vein 4, subterminally becoming narrow and 

 strongly edged distally with a lunular white line followed by a mouse 

 gray line; the inner margin white with a black point below cell, and 

 slightly mottled with gray to a brownish patch postmedially; above 

 the fascia the wing largely light vinaceous-fawn ; an antemedial broad 

 black streak on costa, and a short streak in cell with a downbent line 

 on discocellular; fuscous streaks on interspaces beyond cell; a post- 

 medial outbent dark line with an angled white spot above it. Hind 

 wing whitish, the veins with dark lines expanding slightly subter- 

 minally; a faint postmedial line; the inner margin with brownish 

 gray suffusions. Fore wing below whitish iridescent, the costa and 

 inner margin with brownish gray suffusions ; subterminal dark patches 

 and streaks, edp-ed with white distally from vein 4 to tornus. Hind 

 wing below similar, with a distinct outcurved postmedial line, and a 

 brown spot at anal angle. 



Expanse, 76 mm. 



Habitat. — Rio Topo Oriental, Ecuador. 



Type.— U.S.N. M. no. 34662. 



Collected by W. C. Maclntyre and received from Dr. B. Preston 



Clark. 



NOCTULODES, new genus 



Female. — Antenna simple, palpi upturned, straight, the second 

 joint reaching well above head, thickly scaled; third joint half the 



