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extended on inner margin; a large white space at inner angle from 

 inner margin to vein 4; a large white apical space; an elongated white 

 space on costal margin medially; an oval i)lack spot with white center 

 at end of cell; a geminate postmedial darker shade, parti}' followed 

 and divided by whitish scales, all very indistinct. Secondaries grev, 

 the veins darker; apical area white; the basal half, a postmedial and a 

 subterminal shade darker grey. 



E.epanse. — 47 mm. 



Habitat. — Omai, British Guiana. 



Type.—OAt. No. 8812, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE PAREPA, new species. 



Head bufi'-brown. Thorax violaceous brown. Abdomen blackish 

 brown. Primaries brown; a medial white space from costa to median 

 vein, inclosing a large round brown spot at end of cell, and crossed on 

 either side by tine brown lines; some grey antemedial scales below 

 cell; subterminal black spots outwardly shaded with g"rey. Second- 

 aries blackish brown; the costal margin grey, crossed b>' a submarginal 

 brown spot. Underneath brown; traces of black submarginal spots 

 on primaries. 



Expanse. — 27 mm. 



Habitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



Tyjr^e.— Cat. No. 8813, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE SEMITA, new species. 



Head and collar grey, irrorated with brown. Thorax and abdomen 

 above brown-black. Underneath light reddish brown. Primaries: 

 the costa greyish; the cell and below vein 4 brown-black, crossed by 

 black veins; above vein 4 pinkish Ijutl', irrorated with black, the veins 

 streaked with black, also with white close to cell; a subt&rminal iinel}' 

 lunular black line from costa to vein 5. Secondaries light brown, the 

 costa ])roadly and apical area greyish brown; an irregular darker sub- 

 marginal line. Underneath brown, with traces of a dark submarginal 

 line. 



Expanse. — 37 nmi. 



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



Type.— C?it. No. 8814, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE VITHERSI, new species. 



Head light reddish brown and grey. Collar grey. Thorax blacKisn. 

 Abdomen dark brown dorsally, otherwise brown. Primaries dark 

 grey, the veins black; the costal margin and a large round space at 

 end of cell pale gre}^, the latter limited outwardl}- by velvety black 

 striae on veins, closely followed by a fine postmedial darker line; 

 traces of a subterminal dark line at apex; fringe spotted with white 



