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black, with basal and antemedial pale brownish bands; the inner 

 margin below the dark space with a brownish streak; outer half pale 

 buff-brown; a large black spot below costa between veins 6 and 8, fol- 

 lowed l\y a smaller dark spot at apex; a small black spot between veins 

 3 and -l; a line wavy ))lack marginal line; black spots on fringe. Sec- 

 ondaries dirty white; the costal and inner margins light brown, the 

 latter with a darker streak; three black points on fringe near anal 

 angle. 



Expanse. — 40 mm. 



Hahitat. — Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. 



Type.— C^t. No. 86t)6, U.S.N.M. 



MALOCAMPA PIRATICA, new species 



Palpi black, fringed with pale i)utf. Head, patagia and anal seg- 

 ments grey. Vertex, collar, thorax, and abdomen above dark brown; 

 abdomen below luteous. Primaries grey, shaded with pale brown, 

 except on margins; a black spot at base of costa; an outwardly curved 

 geminate, antemedial black line, coalescing into a large black spot on 

 costal margin, thickly shaded with dark brown on inner margin; a 

 dsirk l)rown and black space from this line l)elow vein 2 to inner angle; 

 a white point at end of cell, and a fine brown streak on costa above it; 

 a faint geminate postmedial wav}^ dark grey line starting' from a black 

 spot on costa, wl.ich is followed by two black costal points; a smoky 

 shade between 4 and 5, and a small dark spot below vein 2; fringe 

 buff spotted with black. Secondaries dark blackish brown, fringe 

 luteous. 



Expanse. — 43 mm. 



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



Very similar in markings to 31. holivari Schaus, but quite different 

 in color. 



Type.— Cixi. No. 8697, U.S.N.M. 



MALOCAMPA MARONIENSIS, new species. 



Head, thorax, and anal segments slate grey. Abdomen ))rown above, 

 greyisii fawn below. Primaries slate gre}-, markings dark brown; a 

 basal line not reaching inner margin; an antemedial spot on costa, fol- 

 lowed closely by a fine wav}^ line preceded b}^ dark points on median 

 and submedian veins; a large black spot at end of cell, slightly con- 

 stricted anteriorly; a median l)and angled at vein 4; a postmedial spot 

 on costa followed by three black points and geminate points on vein 4, 

 and veins below it; terminal dark spots on fringe. Secondaries smoky 

 brown, the veins and margins darker; a black spot divided by a w^hitish 

 line at anal angle. 



Expao 'se. — 43 mm . 



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



Type.—Q^X. No. 8698, U.S.N.M, 



