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interrupted bands; a median l)uff line, geminate ou costal margin; an oblique 

 velvety black spot at end of cell, outwardly shaded with brown; outer line 

 oblique from costa, geminate, buff, incurved below cell and single; a small grey 

 spot on outer margin above vein 4. Secondaries brownish; a dark discal spot. 

 Expanse 15 mm. 



Habitat. — Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



Photedes niarita.— Head, collar, thorax and anal tuft pale brown. 

 Patagiai and abdomen grey. Primaries: base and costal margin olivaceous; inner 

 and outer margins whitish ; space around reniform grey ; a fine geminate black 

 basal line; inner line broadly grey on costa, mottled with white, finer, geminate, 

 ou inner margin; a median dark line on costa and inner margins; outer line 

 black, finely dentate from middle of costa, following subcostal and deeply curved 

 beyond cell; outer margin heavily shaded with grey and olivaceous; leaving a 

 whitish apical streak, and a white subtermiual line; terminal line black inter- 

 rupted by veins. Secondaries whitish at base, shaded with brown on outer mar- 

 gin ; a discal spot and median dark line. Expanse 19 mm. 



Habitat. — Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



Photedes repanda. — Head and collar buff. Thorax reddish brown. 

 Abdomen grey. Primaries dark grey; the inner margin broadly reddish brown 

 to outer line, irrorated with black ; minute buff spots on costa towards apex, and 

 along outer margin ; an apical white streak ; a fine black basal line ; orbicula"- 

 circled with black; reniform with a black line on either side; outer Hue black, 

 noticeable on inner margin. Secondaries white; apex narrowly shaded with 

 brown. Expanse 17 mm. 



Habitat. — Jalapa, Mexico. 



Photedes perigeta.— Head and collar light reddish brown. Thorax 

 and primaries dark reddish brown. Abdomen and secondaries dull greyish 

 brown. Primaries: the lines white, irregular; a basal and inner line; the outer 

 line partly punctiform ; subtermiual most distinct at apex; orbicular small, 

 formed by a white ring edged with black; reniform buff, outlined with white 

 spots; a dark browu terminal line interrupted by white points. .Secondaries: 

 fringe roseate at base, outwardly white. Expanse 18 mm. 



Habitat. — Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



Photedes? iiiocheiisis. — Head and collar grey. Thorax brown, irro- 

 rated with grey. Abdomen reddish brown, with narrow transverse grey lines. 

 Primaries dark brown, shaded with violaceous; a basal and inner line, straight, 

 buff, edged with black ; a fine black median shade; outer line curved, black, out- 

 wardly shaded with buff; orbicular a black point; renifor:ii slightly larger, 

 black; buff points ou costa towards apex; a fine lunular terminal dark line; a 

 pale line on base of fringe. Secondaries dark greyish browu ; a discal spot ; me- 

 dian and outer darker lines; fringe reddish, a pale line at base. Expanse 18 mm. 



Habitat. — Jal apa, Mex i co. 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXX. JUNE. 1904. 



