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brown space cut by black lines at end of cell; a marginal row of black 

 spots between the veins; fringe dark streaked with lighter brown at 

 ends of veins. Secondaries blackish brown; some paler hairs at base; 

 a white and black spot at anal angle; fringe yellow except at angles. 

 Underneath dull greyish black; the outer margins pale fawn color; the 

 secondaries with long pale fawn color scales. 



Expanse. — 40 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Type.—C?it. No. 86.53, U.S.N.M. 



Genus CRINODES Herrich-Schaeffer. 



Hiibner^' Hgures two species as hesckei; fig. 1, the male is the same 

 as disshnlUs Grote; fig. 2, the female is the species I described as 

 striolata. Besckei Hubner, male, is figured as "6^. ritsemse. Butler."* 

 Crinodes ahscondes Druce (not Walker), figured on the same plate, fig. 5, 

 is the true C. Htsemx Butler. 



Genus PORESTA Schaus. 

 PORESTA SERICEA, new species. 



Palpi, head and tuft dark grey. Collar and thorax reddish brown, 

 the patagia lilacine brown. Abdomen reddish brown above with pale 

 transverse lines on segments posteriorly; laterally and underneath 

 grey. Primaries silky lilacine brown; the costal margin dark brown, 

 broadly at base, narrowly towards apex; a pale lilacine streak irro rated 

 with reddish brown from base along submedian vein to outer angle; 

 the inner margin below this dark grey; from below apex to middle 

 of submedian vein, a reddish brown line outwardly shaded with dark 

 brown, inwardly with pale buff; a somewhat triangular black line 

 occupying the entire end of cell; a marginal row of small black lunular 

 spots partly shaded wath white; a terminal reddish brown line; fringe 

 dark brown. Secondaries dark blackish brown, somewhat luteous at 

 base, fringe whitish. 



Expanse. — 43 mm. 



Ilahitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Allied to P. therraesla Felder and P. flocciferus Moschler. I have 

 specimens of the latter species agreeing perfectly with the description, 

 but as Moschler's diagnosis of the genus Strop/iocerus is evidently 

 wrong, I do not use his generic term for the genus. 



Type.— Cat. No. 8654, U.S.N.M. 



PORESTA OLIVESCENS, new species. 



Palpi dark brown. Head and thorax mottled white and green. 

 Abdomen brown above, terminally grey, underneath luteous. Pri- 



«Samml. Ex. Schmett., II. '' Biologia Cent.-Am., II, pi. xcii, fig. 4. 



