NO. 1420. NE W so UTH A M ERICA N MO THS—SCIIA UK 315 



spots. Secondaries light brown; dark grey medial, postmedial, and 

 subterminal line on costal margin. 



Expanse. — 25 mm. 



Hahitaf. — Aroa, Venezuela. 



Ti/pe.~OAt. No. 8855, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE OCRUMA, new species. 



Head and thorax ochreous huti'. Abdomen light l)ufi'. Primaries 

 butt', shaded with light reddish brown; two darker spots at end of 

 cell; postmedial ver^^ indistinct, followed between veins -1 and 6 l\y a 

 large dark violaceous brown space to subterminal, and then dark grey 

 on outer margin; a black subterminal spot between (> and 7; the sub- 

 terminal light grey, lunular. Secondaries lilacine brown, the base 

 and costa shaded with butt'. 



Expanse. — 27 nun. 



Habitat. — Cayenne, French (Tuiana. 



Tiipe.—Q,^t. No. 885B. U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE MITA, new species. 



Body and wings white. Primaries with pale greyish butf markings; 

 an antemedial, medial, two postmedial and a subterminal line, also a 

 marginal shade; the inner margin between medial and tirst postmedial 

 line similarly colored; two black points in cell; some black irrorations 

 on subterminal between 5 and tl; black points on fringe above vein 4. 

 Secondaries: a black spot on costa before apex. 



E.i-ixoixc. — 21 nun. 



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



7//7>.— Cat. No. 8857, U. S.N. M. 



CLAPHE TREMULA, new species. 



Thorax and anal hairs lilacine brown; body otherwise ochreous buff. 

 Primaries lilacine brown, tinged with reddish brown at base and 

 between postmedial and su))terminal lines; the lines wav}', whitish 

 yellow; a basal, two antemedial, two postmedial and a subterminal 

 line; a black spot at base of cell and two black points at end of cell; 

 the subterminal preceded b}^ dark brown spots towards apex; a ter- 

 minal yellowish line; large dark spots on fringe between the veins. 

 Secondaries ochreous buff, the costa mottled grey and brown. 



Kvpaiiiie. — 18 mm. 



Hahttat. — Geldersland, Dutch Guiana. 



Type.— C?it. No. 8858, U.S.N. M. 



CLAPHE DALCEROIDES, new species. 



Body and wings white. Primaries: a faint gre3'ish medial line, 

 dividing below costa and passing on either side of discocellular, meet- 



