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blackish; the discal area and inner margin yellowish, streaked with 

 brown. Underneath: primaries blackish; the outer margin broadl}^ 

 whitish with dark shades above vein 4; the inner margin narrowly 

 white; a whitish shade from costa basally across cell and between 

 veins )1 and 4 at tlieir origin. Secondaries whitish, the costal mar- 

 gin broadly black; a submarginal irregular blackish shade on outer 

 margin. 



Expanse. — 43 mm. 



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



Type.— Cut. No. 8710, U.S.N.M. 



Genus TALMECA, new genus. 



Antennse pectinated to near apex. Palpi slight, second joint long, 

 third short. Legs long, not very hairy. Wings long and narrow; 

 anal tuft. Primaries: veins 3 and 4 near together; 5 from just above 

 middle of discocellular; 6 from about middle of areole; 7 and 8 stalked; 

 10 from end of areole. Secondaries: veins 3 and 4 stalked or from 

 lower angle of cell, 6 and 7 stalked; 8 close to 7 to near end of cell. 



Typ>e. — T. perplexa. Schaus. 



TALMECA PERPLEXA, new species. 



Head and thorax lilacine brown. Abdomen light brown. Primaries 

 lilacine buff; a darker shade from base through cell and along vein 4; 

 a buff shade on median and submedian veins; a dark point in cell; an 

 outer row of black points on veins, preceded by black points between 

 the veins; veins blackish on outer margin; a terminal row of black 

 points between the veins. Secondaries lilacine brown, wdiitish at base 

 and on inner margin; fringe white. 



Expanse. — 30 mm. 



Hahiiat. — Maroni River, French Guiana; Trinidad, British West 

 Indies. 



In this species veins 3 and 4 are from low^er angle of cell, or stalked. 



7y7>..— Cat. No. 8711, U.S.N.M. 



TALMECA BIPLAGA, new species. 



Palpi laterally black fringed with fawn color. Head and thorax 

 lilacine brown. Abdomen light ])rown above, luteous underneath. 

 Primaries lilacine ])rown; a large l)lack spot at origin of veins 2 and 

 3, and another, sul)marginal, ])etween 4 and 5; traces of line geminate 

 antemedial, medial, and postmedial lines; blackish marginal streaks 

 l)etwcen veins 3 and 4, 5 and 6, and G and 7; terminal black points 

 between the veins. Secondaries dirty white, the outer margin dark 

 greyish ])ro\vn; fringe whitish. 



Expanse. — 28 mm. 



Habitat. — Caj^enne, French Guiana. 



Veins 3 and 4 on secondaries from lower angle of cell. 



Type.—Oai. No. 8712, U.S.N.M. 



