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large buff space at apex and at inner angle, the former with some 
dark-gray spots; outer margin from veins 2 to 5 tinged with olivace- 
ous; the fringe olivaceous, spotted with dark brown. Secondaries 
mottled buff' and olivaceous irro rated with dark striae; a pale median 
line terminating in cell in a silvery spot; a black spot just below 
origin of vein 2. 
Mvpanse. — Thirty -three millimeters. 
Habitat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 
Ti/pe.—^o. 5983, U.S.N.M. 
STAPHYLUS SCORAMUS, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Shape of S. ascalaj^hus Staudinger. Wings of a 
brighter shade without any darker markings; a few yellow irro ra- 
tions; a subterminal row of small indistinct greenish yellow spots; a 
similar median shade and inner line. Primaries, two minute hyaline 
spots below costa before apex. Underneath similar, but duller, the 
subterminal spots larger and more distinct on secondaries; a paler spot 
in cell, and another at end of cell. Palpi dark gray. 
Exjyanse. — Twenty-six millimeters. 
Habitat. — Peru. 
Described from six specimens. 
Type.—^o. 59S4, U.S.N.M. 
STAPHYLUS ANGINUS, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Shape and markings similar to S. ascalapJms Staud- 
inger. Underneath dark brown; the anal half of secondaries thickly 
irrorated with gray, and a white streak at end of cell. 
Expanse. — Twenty-one millimeters. 
Habitat. — Nova Friburgo, Brazil. 
Type.-^o. 5985, U.S.N.M. 
STAPHYLUS MINOR, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Shape of xS'. ascalaphus Staudinger. Wings dull 
brown, thinly irrorated with yellowish gra}^ scales; no hyaline spots. 
Inner, median, and subtermmal indistinct grayish lines, cut by the 
veins into spots. Underneath lighter brown, irrorated with yellow- 
ish gray scales on costal margin and apex of primaries, and at base, 
on inner margin and anal angle of secondaries. 
Expanse. — Nineteen millimeters. 
Habitat. — Peru. 
Type.—'So. 5986, U.S.N.M. 
STAPHYLUS TADUS, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Secondaries more evenlj' crenulate than in S. ascalaphus 
Staudinger. No hyaline spots; wings dark brosvn, thinly irrorated 
with pale yellow scales; small median and subterminal grayish spots, 
