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nindurmg, — With the ochraceons g*round color showing partiall}' 

 ill middle of wing, the base and outer margin being lilac; a distinct 

 dark cell spot. 



Underside deeper ochraceous, without lilac sufl'usion in the hind- 

 wing; the transverse mottlings plainer; forewing" with a sinuous, 

 slightly lustrous, cell mark. 



Head red brown; thorax and abdomen suffused with lilac; legs 

 yellowish. 



Expanse of unngs. — 26 mm. 



Habitat. — Rio Janeiro, Brazil; female. 



Type.—Q9ii. No. 8936, U.S.N.M. 



Genus LETCHENA Moore. 

 LETCHENA FURVA, new species. 



Forevjlng. — ^Fulvous brown, brighter towards costa, with numerous 

 short, thick trans v'erse strite; a distinct dark spot at end of cell; 

 beneath it, between veins 2 and 3, a silvery hyaline oval spot with 

 blackish edge; fringe fuscous. 



Hinditnng. — Rather darker and redder; cell spot black; fringe con- 

 colorous. 



Underside of fore wing dull brick red tinged with grey; the trans- 

 verse striffi black; cell spot black with a pale center; the dark blotch 

 on hind margin ill-detined; hindwing brighter brick red with the stride 

 well marked; inner margin ochreous. 



Head, shoulders, and thorax iron gre}^; patagia shining pinkish 

 ochreous; abdomen brick red; underside of abdomen and legs gre}"; 

 forelegs blackish. 



Expanse of whig a. — 29 mm. 



Ilahitat. — St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana; female, July 

 1904. 



This may be only a form of niyrtsea Drury, but the coloring is 

 different. There is a specimen in the British Museum collection from 

 Santo Domingo. 



Type.—Q9X. No. 8937, U.S.N.M. 



Genus M ACROPROTA, new genus. 



Forewing. — Narrow and elongate; costa straight, convex before 

 apex; hind margin obliciuely rounded, minutely crenulate. 



flindwiiig. — Distinctl}' crenulate; the apex truncate and vein 7 

 toothed; hind margin excised below 7; inner margin short. 



Antenna simple; palpi short, upcurved in front of face; second seg- 

 ment thick, thii'd slender, nuich longer than second. Abdomen and 

 legs long. Neuration simple. Veins of the underside of forewing 

 clothed with lustrous blue scales. 



Type. — Macrojyrota eapitheciata (Juenec {Sici/todcs). 



