xo. 1420. NEW SOUTH AMERICAN MOTIIS—SVHAVS. 303 



apically. Socondaries brown, the costa and apical area light grey; a 

 black geminate median line; a black su})terminal line. 



Expanse. — 30 mm. 



Jlahltat. — St. Jean, Maroni River. French Gniana; (xeldersland, 

 Surinam River, Dutch (xuiana. 



Named after Mr. G. B. Withers, of Gelderslaud, who has sent me 

 some very interesting species. 



Ty/^c^— Cat. ^o. 8815, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE PETROVNA, new species. 



Body light l)rown, somewhat darker on thorjix. Primai'ies light 

 brown; the base dark brown, limited l)y the antemedial line, which is 

 geminate, wavy, black; a small brown spot in cell; the postmedial 

 line wavy, geminate, dark l)rown; a submarginal row of dark spots 

 reduced to blackish points at apex. Secondaries black l)r()wn; the 

 costal margin l)roadly light brown, crossed by a dark medial and sul)- 

 terminal shade, outwardly shaded with greyish brown. Underneath 

 brown, with traces of dark medial and subterminal lines. 



Expanse. — 31 mm. 



Ifahifat. — Petropolis, Brazil. 



Ti/pe.— Cat No. 8816, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE VARMA, new species. 



Head and thorax mottled dark grey and brown. Abdomen dull 

 greyish brown. Primaries grey, thickl}- irrorated with lilacine brown; 

 the basal third blackish brown, limited by a wavy black line, out- 

 wardl}' shaded with light grey; a small bkick spot at end of cell; an 

 irregular postmedial row of whitish streaks on veins; a subterminal 

 blackish line. Secondaries dull lilacine brown; the costal margin like 

 the primaries; a thick black median shade on costa. 



E.i'jHvnse. — 36 mm. 



Hahitaf. — St. Jean, Maroni River. French (Tiiiana. 



Type.— Cat. No. 8817, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE DIRECTILINEA, new species. 



Head and abdomen dull brown, the thorax darker, irrorated with 

 grey. Wings brownish grey; a little more than the basal third 

 brown, limited by a velvety brown'line, straight on primaries, irregu- 

 lar on secondaries where it widens on costa to a blackish brown space; 

 traces of a subterminal dark line. Underneath brown. 



Expanse. — 37 mm. 



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



TyjM.^Cat. No. 8818, U.S.N.M. 



