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The insect has superficially somewhat the appearance of some of 

 the darker specimens of Xystrota Jicpaticuria Guen. 



Eois suavata, sp. nov. 



Palpi bright whitish red in front ; front purple red, somewhat ochreous below ; 

 summit dull white to reddish ; antennae whitish to red above, basally dull red, beyond 

 ochreous below ; wings whitish, considerably mixed with granite gray scales giving 

 the whole a shaded blue white color ; costa at base dull reddish, slightly tinged with 

 reddish beyond ; three Cross lines, quite indistinct, the basal sometimes obsolete, 

 when present, with the outer, fine, wavy ; the middle broader and slightly darker, 

 slightly bent wavy, the largest bend being just below cell ; fringes reddish basally 

 whitish outwardly ; hind wings corresponding to fore wings, basal line wanting, the 

 middle and outer about as distinct as on fore wing, the outer wavy, bent, the middle 

 bent strongly on cell, then nearly straight to margin ; discal spot distinct on hind 

 wing, black, with generally some reddish scales ; beneath smooth whitish, fore wings 

 heavily stained with wine red, the red tinging more or less of anterior part of wing, 

 an outer row of venular red spots, and marginal line red or blackish ; fringes reddish ; 

 hind wings with corresponding row of spots, sometimes very faint ; margin and fringes 

 reddish or blackish. Thorax and abdomen white, with scattered granite colored 

 scales. Expands 24-26 mm. 



Palm Beach, southern Florida. Collected by Dr. Dyar in March 

 or April. Dr. Dyar has raised the larva. Type number in National 

 Museum is 4964. 



Eois micropterata, sp. nov. 



Palpi fuscous ; front blackish fuscous ; fore wings light clay ochre fuscous, with 

 a few scattered black scales ; basal line faintly marked with black scales, broken, very 

 irregular in outline ; outer line black, fine, quite distinct, irregular, rounded out in a 

 large sinus below costa to vein 6, returning in there to black discal spot, then in a 

 straight line out, forming at end a double tooth, one on vein 5, the other on vein 4, 

 then returning, and again forming a shorter tooth on vein 3, then a long return nearly 

 to basal line, then to inner margin with teeth on veins. A marginal row of distinct 

 black spots at end of veins ; hind wings color of fore wings with an extra-discal 

 blackish cross line, very irregularly angulate on veins ; a marginal row of black spots 

 at end of veins ; discal spots on all wings distinct, black, touched by inner tooth of 

 cross line ; beneath lighter and more ochreous than above, the lines very faintly if at 

 all showing. All the wings are broad and rounded. Expands 12 mm. 



Hastings, Fla. Taken in May. The generic reference is pro- 

 visional. 



Deilinia solamata, sp. nov. 



Palpi ochre fuscous, fuscous blackish on end ; front fuscous ; thorax in front sordid 

 ochre fuscous, behind sooty blackish ; abdomen sooty black with some lighter scales, 

 especially on anterior segment and posteriorly on outer segments ; all wings even 

 sooty blackish without any spots or lines evident ; beneath nearly the same color, legs, 

 thorax and abdomen ochre fuscous. Expands 27 mm. 



