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Under .side of forewing dull fuscous, of hindwing- whitish gra}' with 

 dark speckling. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen all dark fuscous; anal tuft ochreous. 



E.cpani^e of wingH. — 19 mm. 



Locality. — Sao Paulo, southeast Brazil; 1 male. 



Type.— O^it. No. 9155, U.S.N.M. 



Genus NOTOPTYA, new genuo. 



Characterized ])y the structure of the hindwing in the male. The 

 hind margin at vein 2 runs up basewards parallel to costa for one-third; 

 the shortened inner margin is ainplitied with a wide lobe which meets 

 the corresponding lobe and covers the dorsum; the hind margin is 

 itidented beyond cell; anal segment armed lateralh' with two broadly 

 rounded flaps. In forewing vein 5 rises from near the upper angle of 

 cell, 6, 7 are stalked, as in Epipltinu. 



Type. — Notoptya fuscularia., new species. 



NOTOPTYA FUSCULARIA, new species. 



Forewing. — Dull fawn-color, with scattered dark scaling; the lines 

 fine, dark; inner line indistinct, angled outward on median vein; outer 

 line from two-thirds of costa, vertical to middle, then inwardly oblique, 

 parallel to inner line below, narrowl}" edged with paler; marginal 

 third paler, with a dark cloud at anal angle; a row of four black spots 

 from below apex to below middle of hind margin, the extreme margin 

 beyond them darker, fringe concolorous, with a fine pale line at base. 



Hiridioing .—W\i\\ curved outer line and traces of an inner line; two 

 minute dark spots before the teeth; fringe darker. 



Under side like upper, but darker in forewing. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen like wings; face and vertex concolorous. 



Edpdnse of fri/igf-'. — H\ mm. 



Locality. — Sao Paulo, southeast Brazil; 1 male. 



Type.— Oit. No. 9156, U.S.N.M. 



Genus SICULODOPSIS Warren. 

 SICULODOPSIS DUBIA, new species. 



Fo7'eioing. — Dingy pale gra}', freckled with darker; the costa, apex, 

 and hind margin dittusely darker; a brown cell spotand a very indistinct 

 outer shade at three-fourths; fringe dark gi'ay. 



TLindwing. — With cell spot, and traces of a gra}" curved submarginal 

 line, under side of forewing dull dark gray with large cell spot; of hind- 

 wing whitish gray with a few speckles. 



Thorax and abdomen gray; head wanting. 



Ef pause of wifig,s. — 26 mm. 



Locality. — Ecuador; 1 male. 



Type.—Q\ii. No. 9157, U.S.N.M. 



