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outer portion from inner margin to vein 6 brownish; a fine irregular 
inner and an outer brown line; a median similar line, inclosing a 
fulvous discal spot; subterminal dark points below vein 6; a dark 
marginal lunular line. 
Expanse. — Thirty-iive millimeters. 
Habitat. — Sao Paulo, southeast Brazil. 
Type.—l^o. 58S6, U.S.N.M. 
PHYCIODES BRANCODIA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Wings l^rown irrorated with fulv^ous scales at the base, 
and spotted with paler fawn color. Primaries, a small discal spot in 
cell; a much larger one near end of cell; a spot below each of these 
above the submedian; a fulvous streak on discocellular; four spots 
between vein 4 and submedian, the lower two the smallest; slightly 
beyond these spots from veins 4 to T, and two above inner margin, 
above and below vein 2; two subterminal spots between veins 4 to 6 
and a smaller one on costa; a marginal spot between veins 3 and 4. 
Secondaries, a basal spot on costa, one in cell, and another below it; 
a large spot at end of cell followed b}' a fulvous crescent; four small 
spots from vein 4 to costa; a broader band from near inner margin to 
vein 7, cut by the black veins, followed by a darker irregular line, 
also cut by the veins, and a row of somewhat luiuilar spots; fringe 
white, spotted with brown at veins. Underneath, basal half of pri- 
maries whitish, crossed by a broad basal inner and median yellowish 
band partly bordered wnth dark brown; the outer half black, the spots 
as above, but larger and white; a pale marginal space from veins 2 to 
4; some lilaeine and brownish mottlings at apex; a marginal line wavy 
dark line. Secondaries whitish irrorated with fulvous; a wavy basal 
geminate inner and geminate outer fine reddish brown line; a brown 
patch bej'ond the latter on costa; a smaller brown patch beyond the 
cell; subterminal spots black between veins 2 and .5, otherwise reddish 
brown; a geminate marginal lunular line, partly shaded with lilaeine 
and light brown. 
Expanse. — Thirty-two millimeters. 
Ilahltat. — Sao Paulo, southeast Brazil. 
Allied to P. t idols Bates. 
Ti/pe.—^o. 6887, U.S.N.M. 
PHYCIODES ORTICAS, new species. 
Dlac/noslx. — Male. — Primaries, a small pale s})ot near end of cell; a 
small oblique whitish liand from above vein 4 to just above vein 6; a 
larger whitish spot at two-thirds from base from just below vein 2 to 
just above vein 3. Secondaries, a broad whitish transverse band from 
inner margin to vein 7, somewhat yellowish between 6 and 7, and on 
inner margin; a marginal fine lunular grayish-l)rown line. Under- 
