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ing below vein 3 and bifurcating" on inner margin; a fine, indistinct 

 postniedial line; a dark grey shade at apex; some dark points on 

 fringe. Secondaries: some medial and postmedial grey irrorations on 

 inner margin; outer margin greyish brown. 



Expanne. — 26 mm. 



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



Type.—C^it. No. 8859, U.S.N.M. 



CLAPHE PALMA, new species. 



Body ])rown irrorated with buff; dark subdorsal tufts on abdomen. 

 Primaries light brown; a large triangular space on basal half of costa 

 irrorated with metallic scales; a velvety black spot at end of cell, fol- 

 lowed by a very dark brown shade to postmedial, which is dark 

 ])rown, wavy, geminate, inwardly punctiform on veins 5 to 2; subter- 

 minal dark brown, lunular, dentate, crossing a whitish shade from vein 

 5 to costa. Secondaries light brown, traces of a darker subterminal 

 shade. 



Expanse. — 21 mm. 



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



Type.—O^i. No. 8860, U.S.N.M. 



Genus METANASTRIA Hltbner, 

 METANASTRIA LEMOULTI, new species. 



Male. — Dark brown; the collar, thorax, and inner margin of prima- 

 ries slightly suffused with dark grey. Primaries: two antemedial 

 dentate buff' lines closer together on inner margin than on costa; two 

 postmedial buff' lines, finely lunular, dentate towards costa; an irreg- 

 ular row of submarginal black spots surrounded by lighter brown. 



Expanse. — 93 nun. 



Hahitat. — St. Jean, Maroni River, French (Tuiana. 



Ttjpe.—Cdit. No. 8861, U.S.N.M. 



Genus TITYA Walker. 

 TITYA NIGRIPUNCTA, new species. 



Body greyish bi'own, the head and thorax somewhat darker and 

 irrorated with reddish fawn hairs. Primaries broad, light grey, the 

 veins brown; a dark shade at base; a broad dark brown curved ante- 

 medial line; a lai'ge vehety black spot at end of cell; a broad brown 

 postmedial shade; a lighter brown subterminal shade; fi-inge dark 

 brown. Secondaries smoky l)rown, darkest on iiuier margin. 



Expanse. — 45 mm. 



If((hitat. — St. Jean. Maroni River, French Guiana. 



The outer margin of primaries is more rounded than in T. loaiulosa 

 Walker and T. sliinildihs Walker, and the postmedial line is not so 

 wavy. 



2ype.— Cat. No. 8862, U.S.N.M. 



