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CLAPHE ONESCA, new species. 



Head and thorax blackish brown. Abdomen lig-ht brown, with 

 darker traiisver.so bands. Primaries: the base and outer half l)eh)W 

 vein 4 black brown, otherwise lig-ht g'rey, thinl}' irroi-ated with dark 

 scales; a small dark spot at end of cell, l)elow which a lunular dark 

 line to inner margin; tine postmedial dark streaks from costa to vein 

 6; a submarg-inal dentate dark line from apex to vein 4; a grey spot 

 at inner angle. Secondaries brown; the costal margin and outer 

 margin to vein 4 greyish with dark irrorations; a straight dark post- 

 medial line; a dentate marginal line. 



ExjMnse. — 40 mm. 



Hahitat. — Omai, British Guiana. 



Type.—C^i. No. 884(3, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE PUTRIDA, new species. 



Bod}^ blackish brown; reddish l)rown subdorsal tufts on abdomen. 

 Primaries: the base and inner area below vein 5 dull blackish brown, 

 otherwise dull drab-brown; a white point at bas(^; a ])road irregular 

 antemedial drab-))rown shade divided by a dark line; two dark points 

 on discocellular; a dark postmedial interrupted line from costa on 

 pale portion, becoming dral)-brown on dark portion below vein .5; an 

 interrupted similar postmedial line. Secondaries blackish brown; 

 irregular darker medial and subterminal lines. Underneath dull drab- 

 brown; two black spots at apex on secondaries. 



Expanse. — 38 nun. 



Habitat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, French (juiana. 



Tyj!?^.— Cat. No. 8847, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE TEMBLORA, new species. 



Body dark grey. Primaries: the basal third black browm, irro rated 

 with grey, and a light brown shade below cell, limited b}- a wavy 

 black line straight from costa to inner margin, preceded by a fainter 

 dark line; outwardly this line is shaded with light grey, be3^ond which 

 the wing is light greyish brown; a black point at end of cell; a darker 

 brown postmedial line, angled below costa, then nearly straight to 

 inner margin and spotted with bufi' on veins 5 to submedian; a dark 

 subtertninal line incurved at vein 6 and between veins 2 and 3. Sec- 

 ondaries light brown; the apex shaded with dark grey; a black median 

 line to inner margin above anal angle; traces of a subterminal shade. 



Expanse. — 29 mm. 



Hahitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



Tyije.—OdX. No. 8848, U.S.N.M. 



