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spots which are large and joined outwardly b}' black with patches of 

 metallic scales; onl}' a trace of yellow color on the extreme margin, 



Ki'/Mime. — 21 mm. 



//«^/Y«^.^— Guadalajara, Mexico. 



Type.—OAi. No. 9616, U.S.N.M. 



CATACLYSTA ORIZABALIS, new species. 



Similar to Argyractis guadctreniiiK iSchaus and ^1. Jalapalis Schaus. 

 It is smaller than the former and differs in having the whitish mesial 

 line visible for its lower half, the inner costal streak straighter and 

 placed nearer the apex. It is a little larger than the latter, darker than 

 the type specimen, but with the same markings. 



Et^Hiihse.— Female, 20 mm. 



Habitat. — Orizaba, Mexico. 



7}//>.— Cat. No. 9618, U.S.N.M. 



CATACLYSTA SCARALIS, new species. 



Rich dark brown, bronzy shaded; a white subbasal dikition: a slen- 

 der mesial white line, excurved above, followed b}' a white dihition 

 on costa and above inner margin; a slender irregular white outer line, 

 starting subapically, sending a loop to near outer margin at lower 

 third, then returning close to costa and again returning obliquely to 

 outer fourth of inner margin; a subterminal spotted white line; a 

 black terminal line; fringes with small white spots. Secondaries dark 

 brown, slight traces of a whitish submai-ginal line centrally. Body 

 dark, a white band on the third abdominal segment. 



Krjxin.se. — Female, 18 mm. 



Hahltat. — Castro, Parana, Brazil. 



Type.—Q2X. No. 9642, U.S.N.M. 



Genus OLIGOSTIGMA Guenee. 

 OLIGOSTIGMA DUCALIS, new species. 



Body gray, the thorax whitish centrally witii a dark stripe behind 

 the collarand one at base of abdomen. Wings shining white; primaries 

 with the costa gray-dusted; a broad brown-l)lack stripe from base to 

 apex, slightly narrowing; a similar slender stripe from before tornns 

 parallel to outer margin, diminishing to a point before apex; a mar- 

 ginal orange-red line; fringe dark. Secondaries with a dark band at 

 base, another su))marginally; terminal line as on fore wings, but 

 broader, edged with black on both sides; three little black dots in the 

 base of fringe sul)apically. 



FJ.ipani<t. — 20 nun. 



Ifahitat. — Sao Paulo, Brazil. 



Type.— Cat. No. 9619. U.S.N.M. 



