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Genus BATYMA, new genus. 



Palpi upturned, the second joint reaching- vertex, the third long and 

 slender, erect; legs moderate, slender, smoothly scaled. Hind wings 

 with vein 5 distinct, from near lower angle of cell, 



BATYMA ONESALIS, new species. 



Outer margin with a sharp angle on both wings. Primaries angled 

 in the middle sharply, but slightly; pale lilaceous l)rown. the space 

 beyond posterior line solidly and contrastingly dark brown: transverse 

 anterior line straight, oblique, defined by a darker outer edge, obso- 

 lete on costa; a dark shade from base to middle of cell; orbicular pale, 

 diffused; a narrow median shade below cell, parallel to anterior Vine: 

 reniform a slender lunule, dark without, narrowl}' yellowish withi?i; 

 posterior line straight, pale, very narrowly l)rown edged within, defin- 

 ing the dark marginal shade, which begins in a dark brown band fol- 

 lowed by l)lackish spottings, then lilaceous brown to margin: a termi- 

 nal crenulate black line joining spots; fringe interlined with yellowish 

 and dai'k brown. Secondaries with a small angle near torruis: pale at 

 base with a mesial shaded brown line; outer margin broadly purplish 

 shaded, although not solidly, limited inwardly bv a dark shaded band 

 between a faint yellowish outer mesial line and central traces of a 

 brown denticulate sulmiarginal one; fringe as on fore wings. Below 

 both wings shaded in patches with rusty brown, the disk of primari^^s 

 blackish, a dark discal lunule and shaded outei' line: secondaries with 

 outer and sul)marginal crenulate diffused dark lines. 



ExpaiiHL'. — 28 mm. 



Hahitat. — Castro. Parana. Brazil. 



Type.—OAt. No. It608. T.S.N.M. 



BATYMA FRANCALIS, new species. 



Primaries dark brown, washed with ])urplish white over basal, inner 

 half of median and subterminal spaces: anterior line straight, dark; 

 reniform an oblique, compressed, white ringlet, the pale color follow- 

 ing from its apex nearly to apex of w^ing: posterior line narrow, pale, 

 waved; subterminal whitish, slightly wavy, forming the outer edge of 

 the pale subterminal space; a row of terminal dark dots: fringe uni- 

 formly dark. Secondaries brown; mesial line pale, dark edged within, 

 visible only on inner half; outer line Dale, likewise abbreviated: 

 termen and fringe as on fore wings. 



Expaoisiu — 20 mm. 



Ilahltat. — Sao Paulo, Brazil. 



Type.—Q^i. No. 9604, U.S.N.M. 



