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points on the veins; a small black spot below origin of vein 2; a large irregular 

 spot at end of cell outlined with dark grey; a subterminal, wavy, black line 

 most heavily marked at inner angle, and preceded at costa by a pale buff space 

 on which is a conspicuous velvety black streak ; fringe buff spotted with i>n)wn. 

 Secondaries whitish at base, dull brownish black on outer hidf. Expanse 53 mm. 



Habitat. — Rockstone, British Guiana. 



I am indebted to Mr. W. J. Kaye for this specimen vviiich he 

 cauglit, 



Xystalea gutttilata.^Head and collar cream color, mottled with reddish 

 brown. Thorax brown ; patagise grey. Abdomen light-reddish brown above ; 

 a black subdorsal spot near base. Primaries : base pale grey, followed by a gemi- 

 nate dark line filled in with grey, and then by a dark greyish-brown space ex- 

 tending almost to middle of wing and outwardly crossed by a pale grey line; 

 median space pale grey, darkest on inner margin, and including a large cell spot 

 irregularly outlined with velvety black, which is closely followed by a transverse 

 dark line, widest on the inner margin, and this is also followed by a fine straighter 

 reddish brown line; terminal space huffish grey, inwardly limited by a dark 

 geminate line filled in with dark grey; an irregular row of reddish brown spots; 

 a subterminal row of black points above and below each vein ; a terminal row of 

 larger dark brown spots; fringe grey, spotted with brown. Secondaries: basal 

 half whitish ; outer half black ; fringe whitish. Expanse 43 mm. 



Habitat. — Baracoa, Cuba. 



Nystalea nialga. — Head pale buff; palpi mottled with brown. Collar 

 and thorax light brown. Al)domen darker brown dorsally, buff ventrally. Pri- 

 maries light, browm ; a broad dark-brown shade from base to outer margin 

 between veins 4 and 7, and three terminal black streaks between these veins; 

 two cell spots outlined with light brown, very indistinct; traces of dark geminate 

 lines on costa; the outer line also visible to inner margin ; subterminal and ter- 

 minal dark lines. Secondaries whitish ; veins and outer margin dark brown ; 

 fringe buff. Expanse 54 mm. 



Habitat. — Rio Janeiro. 



Kystalea corrusca. — Palpi, head and thorax dark grey mottled with 

 buff. Abdomen reddish brown dorsally, dark grey on last segment; underneath 

 fawn color. Primaries: basal third buff, with longitudinal dark grey streaks; 

 a large triangular black space at base of costa ; veins irrorated with black and 

 buff scales; a round velvety black cell spot preceded by a black dash; outer 

 portion of wing brown suffused with dark grey; from costa, at three-fourths 

 from base, a broad greyish-black band to outer margin between veins 4-7; a 

 smaller blackish space on costa before apex ; outer line oblique, dentate, indis- 

 tinct, heavily shaded with dark brown and grey; a subterminal, interrupted, 

 velvety black line; fringe mottled black and buff, tips of veins buff. Second- 

 aries whitish buff; veins and outer margin blackish ; fringe toward ajiex and on 

 inner margin buff. Expanse, G2 mm. 



Habitat. — Rio Janeiro. 



TKANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXX. JUNE. 1904. 



