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lines. Fore wings: Some black irrorations on basal area; a broad 

 reddish brown medial shade, widest on inner margin, its outer edge 

 outbent from costa; extreme costa reddish brown; a large similar 

 spot on discocellular with some black irrorations; a streaky post- 

 medial shade outcurved beyond cell; a famt subterminal shade. 

 Hiad wings fuscous brown. Wings below brownish gray; faint 

 discal points; the costa of fore wing reddish brown. 



Expanse. — 24 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Jean, Maroni River. 



Type.— C&t. No. 16589, U.S.N.M. 



NEOPTODES, new genus. 



Male. — Palpi obliquely ascending, short; second joint moder- 

 ately scaled; third joint very short, slender. Antennae pubescent. 

 Fore legs hairy; tibise slightly dilated. Fore wings narrow; vein 3 

 before lower angle; 4 and 5 from lower angle; 6 below upper angle; 

 7, 8, 9 stalked from upper angle; 10, 11 free, 11 approximated to 10. 

 Hind wings: Veins 3 and 4 well stalked; 5 close to lower angle; 6 

 and 7 shortly stalked. 



Type of genus.— Neoptodes caicus Schaus. 



NEOPTODES CAICUS, new species. 



Male. — Palpi buff brown. Head and collar dark brown; thorax 

 brown. Abdomen dull smoky brown. Fore wings: Inner margin 

 broadly buff brown, otherwise fuscous broAvn, with buff bro\vn shad- 

 ings preceding subterminal line; a broad antemedial darker shade; 

 orbicular indistinct, large, round, irrorated with dark gray scales; 

 reniform brown, edged with fuscous, preceded by two small grayish 

 spots, and followed by some dull gray shading ; postmedial line very 

 Indistinct, lunular, partly geminate; subterminal grayish, inbent op- 

 posite cell, and below vein 2, faintly edged with fuscous brown; 

 outer margin clearer brown; fuscous streaks on interspaces, cut by 

 small marginal grayish spots; terminal buff brown points at veins. 

 Hind wings smoky brown. Hind wmgs below grayish white shaded 

 with brown; a dark discal spot; a famt postmedial line; subtermi- 

 nal shades at costa, opposite cell, and near inner mai^in. 



Expanse. — 22 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Jean, Maroni River. 



Type.— C&t. No. 16590, U.S.N.M. 



OSTHA OENOPION, new species. 



Male. — Body dark purplish brown above, dull brown below. 

 Wings dull brown; very faint terminal whitish points; a few pale 

 scales indicating a subterminal line. Fore wings: Medial space 

 darkest; markings dull IHacine gray, fine; antemedial line barely 

 indicated; an orbicular point; two incurved lines on discocellular; 



