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than the outer, angled outwards on subcostal, inwards below median 

 nervure and on vein 1 ; a diffused narrow dark shade between basal 

 and antemedial lines ; postmedial line very wavy, double on costa 

 and between veins 6 and 7, below vein 6 to inner margin single, 

 dentate, angled outwards on the veins, followed by light brown 

 shade ; a narrow dark medial shade ; a subterminal double row of 

 black spots separated by grey between the veins, incurved from 

 apex to vein 3, then straight to above tornus ; termen olive green ; 

 cilia olive green with black spots at ends of veins. Hindwings 

 ochreous, medially suffused with red, costally and terminally suf- 

 fused with olive green; a broad, suffused brown subterminal band. 

 Underside ochreous : forewings suffused with pale olive green on 

 costa and apex and red on cellular area. 



9. Hindwings wholly suffused with red except the extreme 

 margin. Underside uniformly suffused with red. 



Expanse ^ 38 mm. ; 5 47 mm. 



Hob. Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



Bifargia incurvata, n. sp. 



^ . Palpi dark tawny, the 2nd joint tawny and white in front ; 

 head wliite and brown ; antennae brown ; tegulae and thorax 

 tawny and white ; patagia anteriorly tawny, posteriorly tawny and 

 white with a dark streak ; abdomen brown. Forewings white, 

 irrorated with black and light brown ; base ochreous thickly 

 irrorated with black ; subbasal line black, geminate, nearly straight 

 from costa to inner margin ; antemedial line fine, black, geminate, 

 the inner member barely visible except at costa, wavy, excurved 

 in cell, incurved below median nervure, excurved above vein 1 

 where it angles inwards, then strongly bent outwards and again 

 inwards to inner margin ; a faint diffused light brown medial 

 shade ; postmedial line black, geminate, the inner member heavy 

 and distinct, the outer more diffused, evenly incurved from vein 7 

 to tornus, followed by reddish brown shade to subterminal line ; 

 a terminal series of fine black strigae at right angles to the ends 

 of the veins from 1 to 4, then lunular to apex. Hindwings ochreous 

 suffused with brown ; a dark fascia of hairs above inner margin. 

 Underside ; forewings white, suffused with reddish brown below 

 costa and at apex ; hindwings suffused at costa and on inner 

 margin. 



Expanse 47 mm. 



Hah. CoRCOVADO, Rio de Janeiro. 



