NO. 1420. NEW so UTII AMERICAN MOTHS— SCIIA US. 305 



above vein 4 pale lichen grey; the postmedial line darker brown out- 

 wardly shaded with buff, slightly curved from costa to vein 4, then 

 wavy to base of wing above the submedian vein; a row of subterminal 

 darker brown spots outwardly shaded with buff' to vein 4; a larger 

 brown spot below vein 4 and a smaller one below vein 3 more remote 

 from margin. A terminal lunular buff' line, outwardly shaded with 

 dark grey; the fringe greyish. Secondaries light reddish brown; the 

 costal margin darker brown; traces of a median and a subterminal 

 buff line. 



Exjjaiise.—?)! uuu. 



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



TyjJe.—Cvit. No. 8822, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE NIGROPUNCTATA, new species. 



Body and wings light reddish brown. Primaries: a black spot at 

 end of cell; postmedial geminate black streaks on veins from costa to 

 vein 3, united b}^ a blackish shade; veins at apex streaked with bhick; 

 subterminal black spots between the veins, the spot between veins 5 

 and 6 extending inwardly. Secondaries: subterminal black spots, 

 preceded on costa by a l)laT'k space. 



Expanse. — 2*J nun. 



Habitat. — Central Brazil. 



Tijpe.— Cut. No. 8823, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE TERESINA, new species. 



Head and thorax grey. Abdomen light reddish brown; anal hairs 

 grey. Primaries grey, irrorated with black; the veins streaked with 

 black; an antemedial geminate, dentate, black line; a black postmedial 

 line, deeply dentate and geminate from costa to vein 6; parti}" formed 

 ])y the streaks on veins; a black dentate subterminal line. Seconda- 

 ries: the inner half light buff-brown; the costal half grey, crossed by 

 a dark geminate postmedial line, and a subterminal line which extends 

 to anal angle. Underneath brown; a dark subterminal line. 



Ex pan St. — 37 mm. 



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



Type.—C2ii. No. 8824, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE SULGA, new species. 



Palpi dark velvety brown, fringed with buff'. Head and thorax 

 grey. Collar l)lackish. Abdomen dark grey above, reddish brown 

 underiK^atii. Primaries blackish grey; a light grey patch on middle 

 of inner margin; a vague oblique buff' shade near base of costa; a 

 black point in cell; the veins black; some buff' hairs on outer half 

 below vein 6; a dark subterminal shade. Secondaries: the base and 

 inner half brown; the costal half like primaries; buff' terminal spots 

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