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and naargins green, irrorated with l>lack ; the central space between lines light 

 reddish brown in cell and along outer line; a broad white shade below cell, fol- 

 lowed by a blackish line and dark brown shade to suhmedian ; the reniforni 

 shaded with green, outlined finely with whitish ; inner and outer lines thick, 

 black; outer line followed by a finer black line; some black subterminal shad- 

 ings, heaviest at costa. Secondaries grey brown ; a slightly darker outer line; a 

 dark terminal line. Expanse 20 mm. 



Habitat. — Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



Photedes npicata. — Head and collar dark grey. Thorax pale green; 

 patagiiB tipped with grey. Abdomen grey. Primai'ies pale green ; a dark brown 

 spot on costa at base, crossed and edged by a white line ; a lai'ge brown spot suf- 

 fused with grey on costa before apex, somewhat triangular and extending to vein 

 4, inwardly edged with white at costa and spotted with white along costa; a grey 

 spot at base of inner margin ; traces of a fine geminate inner and outer black 

 lines, also a median thicker single line; orbicular and reuiform very indistinct; 

 the subterminal indistinct ; a fine terminal black line interrupted by white points 

 on veins; fringe grey. Secondaries greyish, dai'kest on outer margin; discal 

 point and outer line of underside visible above ; a blackish terminal line. Ex- 

 panse 19 mm. 



Habitat. — Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



PllOtedes virescens. — Head and thorax pale green. Primaries: basal 

 third pale green, crossed by a black basal line, and limited by the inner line, 

 l)oth being geminate; some buff basally on inner margin ; median third of wing 

 buff, irrorated with darker scales; limited by the outer geminate line, which is 

 })artly punctiform ; the reuiform is outlined faintly with biown and has a dark 

 brown spot anteriorly and another posteriorly; a conspicuous dark velvety brown 

 oblique spot from costa to reniform ; terminal third of wing pale green, broadly 

 shaded with light brown on middle of outer margin ; a white apical shade ; an 

 irregular grey subterminal shade ; terminal black spots. Secondaries brownish. 

 Expanse 20 mm. 



Habitat. — Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



Pliotedes costipiincta. — Head reddish brown. Collar and patagiae 

 pale green, the latter tipped with grey. Thorax dark brown. Primaries: costal 

 margin broadly pale green ; a broad velvety brown spot at middle of margin ex- 

 tending to orl)icular ; wing otherwise pale greenish brown ; a small grey spot at 

 base of inner margin, surmounted by round buflPspot; orbicular and reniform 

 grey, separated by a velvety brown line, diverging a littl'e below the spots and 

 extending on to veins 3 and 4; outer line fine, lunular; pale reddish brown sub- 

 terminal spots between the veins; an interrupted terminal line. Secondaries 

 brownish ; greyish towards base; a brown discal spot. Expanse 23 mm. 



Habitat. — Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



Photedew Sleiielea. — Head and thorax dark steel grey. Abdomen 

 brown basally, dark grey terminally. Primaries dark steel grey; apex very 

 broadly buff, crossed by a reddish brown shade; duller gray basal and inner 



