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that has the lower half of fore wmg beyond oiitler line washed with 

 yellow and a wide white space on hind wing before the terminal dots, 

 which form but two groups. 



CATACLYSTA CABIMALIS, new species. 



Near acUstalis, the markings heavier and less open; yellow color 

 deeper, that at anal angle of fore wing forming an arc. On hind 

 wing the yellow is orange tinted and forms a large area touching the 

 marginal dots. Expanse, 22 mm. 



Type.— Female, No. 16181, U.S.N.M.; Cabmia, May, 1911 (Busck). 



CATACLYSTA COMPLICATALIS, new species. 



Basal area of fore wing brown on costa, white below, with a yellow 

 dash; inner line curved across wing, preceded by white; costa brown 

 from thence to outer wedge-shaped mark; discal dot narrow, yellow, 

 between two parallel dark Hues; a sagittate dark mark above middle 

 of inner margin; anal area yellow with a gray dash; subterminal 

 wedge-shaped mark yellow-filled below; termen yellow, with dark 

 lines bordering. Hind wing with a little gray near base of cell, slen- 

 der median line, slight vacuolated yeUow patch before the terminal 

 black dots, which are fused, preceded by a broken black line and 

 a distinct white space. Expanse, 15 mm. 



TVpe.— Female, No. 16182, U.S.N.M.; Porto Bello, February, 

 1911 (Busck). 



CATACLYSTA BRUNNEODORA, new species. 



Similar to C. trimnplialis Schaus, but heavily shaded with brown; 

 base of hind wing brown, the outer white line of fore wing narrow. 

 In the females the brown generally extends over most of fore wing; 

 in males, a larger yeUow area is left about anal angle. White space 

 before the terminal spots of hind wing is wider than in triumpTialis. 

 Expanse, 13-19 mm. 



Cotypes.— Male und female. No. 16183, U.S.N.M.; La Chorrera, 

 May, 1912 (Busck). Also 15 others with additional locaHties Trini- 

 dad River, June, 1912 (Busck); Taboga Island, February, 1912 

 (Busck); Cabima, May, 1911 (Busck). 



CATACLYSTA ARGYROLEPTA, new species. 



Similar to C. peraltalis Schaus, but the abdomen without the dark 

 band at base and none or but a trace of dark color at base of hind 

 wing. Brown costal area much reduced as compared with perala- 

 talis, the wing largely overspread with deep yeUow; discal mark 

 oblique, white, between two parallel bars, the costa white, not dark 

 beyond it. Hind whig largely deep yellow; two silvery white marks 

 across the cell and near base of submedian; generally a small white 

 space before the large, fused, terminal black spots. Expanse, 10-12 

 mm. 



Cotypes.— Male a.nd female. No. 16184, U.S.N.M.; Trinidad River, 

 March and June, 1912 (Busck). Also 13 others from same place and 

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