122 PlWtEEDIXaS OF THE XATIOXAL MUSEUM. 



wings; a discal spot and mesial line on hind wings, relieved on the 

 paler ground. 



Expmise.—2>() nun. 



Ilahlfat. — Castro, Paiana, Brazil. 



7//y>e.— Cat. No. 9578. T.S.N.M. 



BLEPTINA CLARA, new species. 



Testaceous, the primaries with a red shade over median area; lines 

 blackish; transverse anterior roundedly excurved below median vein; 

 orl)icular a small dot; reiiiform a large rounded blotch; transverse 

 posterior line close to the renitorm, deeply excavate-dentate, l)reaking 

 into two rows of dots at the points of the dentation.'?, the outer dots on 

 tbe vein<. the inner l)etween. part above the leniform not dentate; 

 sulnnargiiial line double, broken into shaded intra venular spots, the 

 outer line running to apex, gentlj' excurved centrally; a row of mar- 

 ginal t)lack dots. Hind wings paler testaceous; a faint discal dot; a 

 dark mesial line distinct on inner half; two faint shaded submarginal 

 lines; a row of terminal black dots. Below shaded with reddish on 

 costa^ of both wings, iri'orate with bhickish; large diifused discal dots, 

 a -common mesial band and two sut)marginal ones, all diffused and 

 irrorate. but distinct; a row of terminal bhick dots as above. 



Kijxdi.s, . — 24 nun. 



JLih!taf. — Castro, Pai-ana, Brazil. 



r^y>'.— Cat. No. 95Tt». U.S.N.M. 



BLEPTINA MARGOTALIS, new species. 



Greyislj testaceous, luown irrorate median shade broad, dark brt)wn, 

 twice angularly waved; reniform broadly brown outlined, large; trans- 

 v«U'sc postiM'ior line incised crenulate, broken into two rows of dots; 

 submarginal line wavy Hexiu)us, pale, dark edged within; .secondaries 

 with two outer ])r()wn diffused bands. Below both wings with large 

 discal spots and two outer lines, those of primaries faint, those of sec- 

 ondaries more distinct than above on the paler ground. (The type is 

 faded and a little moldy.) 



h.ijxmxi'. — 80 nun. 



Ifdhltat, — 



Tf/pt.— Cut. No. 958(1. r.S.N.M. 



Genus TORTRICODES Guenee. 

 TORTRICODES PAULENSIS, new species. 



Purplish brown, nx'dian space, exct'pt towards costa. dark chocolate 

 brown: imier and outer lines straight, a little conveigent towards costa, 

 white, diffused, limiting the dark median space; a deep incisit)n in 

 outer maryin almost to the outer line, with a fold and a velk)wish 



