11<S FROCEEDIXGS OF THE NATIONAL MUSEUM. 



black shade obtains alono- inner margin )iear base; transverse posterior 

 line with a large white dash on costa, ])elow darkei' than the dark gixuind 

 of outer space, broad, nearly straight, spaee from it o\er reniform area 

 oi\ly a little washed in white, the reniform showing an oblique dark 

 line without traceable ringlet; a faint creiudate dark shade paralleling 

 the posterior line; subterminal light without, dark within, dentate- 

 crenidate. subpai'allel to margin; fringe dark, irregularly marked in 

 whitish. Secondaries blackish, shining, a ditfused subcrenulate outer 

 line centralh', approaching anal angle at inner termination; fringe 

 white, l^lackish at anal angle and between veins :> and 4 with three 

 little marginal pale lunules centrally. Below blackish, bases of wings 

 shaded with pale ocherous scales, on the hind wings covering all but a 

 broad marginal band; a median and an outer dark line on fore wings, 

 the latter broadly white edged on costal half; secondaries with two 

 mesial dark lines and a faint discal spot; fringes as above. 



Expanst'. — 39 nun. 



Hahltdt. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



7y;>^.— Cat. No. 95f59, U.S.N.M. 



COENIPETA UMBRATA, new species. 



Primaries slightlv more pointed than in i '. meddlhii. Basal half 

 similarly washed with white, but more lilaceous and less solid; trans- 

 verse anterior line blackish, distinct, zig zag. the others obscured; a 

 rounded discal lumde, joining a broad outer deep brown-black shade 

 in the transverse posterior position which ditfuses to the subterminal 

 line; this is very near the margin, dentate, pale; marginal space with 

 cloudy blotches; fringe .spotted in pale and cloudy. Secondaries 

 brown-black, lighter brf)Avnish l)asally. an outer median curved dull 

 yellow band centrally, broken on sul)median fold, repeated in anal 

 angi(>; anal angle lobed with an excavation above; fringe ocher, 

 irregularly black checkered; a marginal ocher spot al)ove the excava- 

 tion, preceded hy a tine line, the excavation similarly edged. Below 

 prnnaries grey, shading light at base, contrasting pale ocher f)elow 

 vein I; Idack marks on costa, from one of which a shade runs to the 

 pale linear reniform; outer line dark, excurved, pale edged near costa; 

 secondaries pale ocherous except a large black blotch on middle of 

 margin; two black geminate mesial lines and black-edged discal dot; a 

 brighter ocher shade about submedian fold; a light patch at apex. 



Expanse. — 41 nun. 



Habitat. — Cayenne, French Guiana. 



72/yy6>.— Cat. No. iH)2o, U.S.N.M. 



COENIPETA MUSA, new species. 



I'riniaries purplisli brt)wn, a little lighter centrally; transverse 

 anterior and posterior lines broad, black, slightly crenulate, the ante- 

 rior geminate: reniform of two broad lines, narrowlv contiiuied to 



