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Underside : — Much as in reducta, but the discal band on the 

 fore-wing is again reduced and of a deeper yellow, which latter 

 distinction applies also to the submarginal spots. A narrow yellow 

 streak runs the length of the cell, when it joins a yellow spot corre- 

 sponding to that on the upperside ; this yellow streak is much 

 obscured by brown scaling in some specimens. On the hind-wing 

 the dark discal band is wider than in C. reducta and the submarginal 

 white spots are reduced in size, otherwise there is little difference. 

 Length of fore-wing 23 mm. 



Type in Joicey Collection from Huancabamba, N. Peru. 

 A series in Joicey Collection, 1 in Rosenberg Collection 

 from the same locality ; in Adams Collection (British 

 Museum), 3 from Huancabamba, and 1 from La Merced, 

 Peru, 2500 ft., 1904 {Watkins and Tomlinson). 



Catasticta grisea, sp. n. (Plate X, fig. 5.) 



This strikingly distinct species comes near C. strigosa, Btl., but 

 smaller and may be at once distinguished above by the absence of 

 the submarginal row of streaks on the fore-wing, by the ground- 

 colour of the wings above being dull black instead of brown, and 

 by the colour in the cells and the striations or rays between the 

 veins being bluish-grey instead of greenish-grey. The rays of the 

 hind-wing are rounded distally in this species, but pointed in 

 strigosa. 



Underside : — ^Fore-wing dull black, no streak in the cell, but a 

 double yellowish-white spot at the end. A median row of white 

 spots, increasing in size towards the hind margin. A submarginal 

 row of small sagittate markings, of which the four nearest the 

 costa have the apices tipped with yellow. A marginal row of 

 short yellow streaks. Hind-wing much as in strigosa, but ground- 

 colour darker and yellow spots reduced. A well-marked median 

 band of white spots crossed by yellow streaks. Two red spots at 

 base as in C. strigosa. Length of fore-wing 22 mm. 



Type, a ^J, Pozuzo, Peru, in the collection of J. J. Joicey. 

 Two specimens in the Tring Museum from Chanchamayo 

 and Cushi, Peru. 



Catasticta talboti, sp. n. (Plate X, fig. 6.) 



Near C. philone, Feld., but ground-colour above lighter brown. 

 Median band and submarginal spots on both wings wliite with a 

 slight yellowish tinge, and slightly powdered with bro-wn scales, 

 especially on submarginal spots of hind-wing, these latter being 



