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geminate postmedial line; a lunular subtorminal line edged with whitish 

 at apex; a small white spot at anal angle. Secondaries dark brown; a 

 black-brown snbterniinal line at apex; traces of a postmedial line. 

 Underneath paler brown; a whitish line at apex of primaries; some 

 tiark brown at apex of secondaries, and a short postmedial and sub- 

 terminal white line. 



Expanse , — 27 mm. 



Hahitat. — Geldersland, Dutch (xuiana. 



Type.— C?it. No. 8838, U.S.N. M. 



CLAPHE LAURENA, new species. 



Body dark brown above, paler underneath. Primaries brown, shaded 

 with gre}^ on costa and apex and at base of inner margin; a dark brown 

 streak at base of cell and on vein 6 close to cell; a faint })rown ante- 

 medial line edged with greyish; a tine i)ostmedial line with dai-ker 

 points on veins; a dentate subterminal line at apex; veins 3. -i, and 5 

 streaked with brown on outer margin. Secondaries l)rown; the costa 

 shaded with grey; a short, pale grey postmedial line; a subterminal 

 dark brown line at apex. 



Expanse. — 27 mm. 



Hahitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, French (niiana. 



Type.— Qui. No. 8839, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE FARINA, new species. 



Body dark brown a))ove; violaceous brown tufts on abdomen; a pale 

 line behind antennae Primaries light brown, somewhat darker at 

 base; a fine antemedial line edged with gre^nsh butt' on costa; a dark 

 velvety brown medial and postmedial line oblique from costa, then 

 wavy to inner margin; discocellular dark brown, a similar shade on 

 vein 6 to postmedial; an oblique velvety brown streak from costa 

 near apex; a greyish buff space between the two lines above vein 3; 

 a subterminal dark shade, tino and dentate near apex; a small white 

 spot at anal angle. Secondaries dark brown, the costnl margin grey- 

 ish, with a fine dark geminate postmedial line, and a thick velvety 

 subterminal shade. Underneath light brown with the dark apical 

 shades. 



Expanse. — 29 mm. 



Hahitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Type.— C2it. No. 8840, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE TALMA, new species. 



Body and wings dull smoky grey. Primaries: a small darker spot 

 at end of cell; an indistinct darker postmedial and sn})terminal line; 

 fringe with minute buff' spots at ends of veins. 



Expanse. — Male, 27 mm.; female, 43 nmi. 



Hahitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Ty2Je.— Cat. No. 8841, U.S.N.M. 



