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brown spot on costa beyond; an irregular subteroainal dark shade; 

 frinoe spotted witli grey. Secondaries lighter brown; a dark line 

 on discocellular, beyond which and above vein 6 the wing is grey; 

 a subterniinal dark grey wavy line; marginal gi'eyish spots between 

 the veins; fringe gre}'' spotted with dark grey-brown. Under- 

 neath light brown; a darker postmedial line on primaries outcurved 

 below costa, also a submarginal dark shade. On secondaries the outer 

 half gre}^, separated from basal half by a dark line angled on vein 5; 

 a dark spot on costa before apex ; a marginal whitish shade. 



Expanse. — 37 mm. 



Hahitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



2>/^e.— Cat. No. 8806, U.8.N.M. 



CLAPHE ROXANA, new species. 



Head and collar creamy grey. Thorax blackish brown. Abdomen 

 light brown; a dark brown subdorsal basal patch. Primaries cream}" 

 grey, with a few brown irrorations; black-brown streaks at base of 

 costa, below cell at base, and on inner margin to postmedial line; the 

 postmedial tine, dentate, lunular, brown, indistinct; a large round 

 black-brown spot in cell; a dark brown shade on costa before apex; 

 veins on outer margin faintlj^ streaked with black; brown spots on 

 fringe between the veins. Secondaries light brown, the apical portion 

 creamy grey; a submarginal, dark brown-grey, irregular shade; fringe 

 dark, streaked with white at ends of veins. Underneath very pale 

 brown; a submarginal brown shade, heaviest at apices. 



Expanse. — 33 mm. 



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



Ty2)e.~C2it. No. 8807, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE SALANDRIA, new species. 



Head and collar grey. Thorax black-brown. Abdomen brown; anal 

 segment dark grey. Primaries grey, irro rated with brown; a vague 

 darker spot in cell; a brown spot on costa before apex, and one on 

 middle of inner margin; lines tinel}^ dentate, geminate; a wavy sub- 

 marginal brown line"; veins on outer margin streaked with black; a 

 brownish shade from cell between veins 3 and •!; fringe brown with 

 pale spots at ends of veins. Secondaries similar; the inner area below 

 cell and vein 5 light brown. Underneath brown; a dark subterminal 

 line; costa of secondaries irrorated with black and gY&y. 



Expanse. — 31 mm. 



Hahitat. — Geldersland, Dutch Guiana. 



Type.— Q2ii. No. 8808, U.S.N.m! 



CLAPHE MELCA, new species. 



Body grc}^ above, pale brown underneath. Primaries pale grey, 

 irrorated with brown and black; a l)lack point in cell: an indistinct 



