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72. Ballantiophora gibbiferata. 
Berberodes gibbiferata, Guenée, Phal. ii. p. 17, n. 918 
(1857). 
Chrysocestis bisignata, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. xxii. 
p. 621, n. 3 (1861). 
Prainha, 14th November, 1873. 
73. Ballantiophora lanaris, n. 8. 
Chalky white; wings crossed by three subparallel 
series of pale yellow spots, the first series not ex- 
tending into the secondaries, and only consisting of 
two widely separated spots; external border grey, with a 
marginal series of conspicuous black spots; fringe 
pale pinky brown; primaries with the costal border 
stramineous, streaked with shining leaden black ; 
secondaries with the anal half of the abdominal margin 
broadly fringed with woolly hair; head clay-coloured ; 
under surface sordid white ; wings with brown external 
border ; expanse of wings, 10 lines. 
Rio Taruma, Rio Negro, 31st July, 1874. 
MICRONIIDA. 
I am satisfied that the following genera ought not to be 
referred to this family, but as they have been placed here 
it will be better not to disturb them until their true 
affinities can be satisfactorily made out. 
Nepusta, Hubner. 
74. Nedusia metachromata. 
Erosia metachromata, Walker, Cat. Lep. Het. xxiii. 
p. 835, n. 2 (1861). 
Amazons. No exact locality or date given. 
Scuipax, Hiibner. 
75. Schidax squammaria. 
Schidax squammaria, Hiibner, Zutr. Exot. Schmett., 
figs. 161, 162 (1818). 
Serpa, 18th February, 1875. 
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