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Genus POLYPCETES Druce. 

 POLYPCETES ANIPLATA, new species. 



Differs both from P. ohtitsa Walker and P. rufipuncta Schaus in the 

 white space of forewing beyond the cell being much larger and clearer 

 white, forming an oblong patch reaching halfway' from cell to hind 

 margin; in the hindwing, while the inner margin is broadl}^ black as in 

 miji'pimcta^ it shows traces of snowy white between the veins; on the 

 under side the whole hindwing is white with a black border round the 

 hind margin, beginning narrowly at two-thirds of costa and ending at 

 anal angle, its inner edge with an acute indentation below vein 3. 



Expanm of wings. — 34 mm. 



Locality. — Bolivia; 1 female. Can this be the female of rufijyuncta 

 Schaus % 



Type.— Osii. No. 91B8, U.S.N.M. 



Genus SCEA Walker. 

 SCEA OBLIQUARIA, new species. 



Superficially very much like 8. auriflmnma Hiibner, but both wings 

 are narrower and longer; in the fore wing the edge of the dark apical 

 area runs oblique and straight, not curved, from two-thirds of costa to 

 above anal angle, and the inner margin is more evenly black. 



Expanse of wings. — 29 mm. 



Locality. — Castro, Parana, Brazil; 1 male. 



Type.—Q^Li. No. 9169, U.S.N.M. 



Genus SCOTURA Walker. 

 SCOTURA DISCOLOR, new species. 



Differs from ^\ jiavicapilla Hiibner in having darker cross lines 

 minutely lunulate between the veins, inner, postmedian and submargi- 

 nal; similar lines but more distinct are seen in S. nervosa Butler, but 

 that species has the head unicolorous, whereas in discolor it is yellow 

 as \\\ jiavicapilla. 



E,ip)anse of unngs. — 30 mm. 



Locality. — Rio Janeiro, Brazil; 1 female. 



Type.—Q2,i. No. 9170, U.S.N.M. 



SCOTURA NIGRATA, new species. 



Forewing. — Male blackish, the veins paler; fringe concolorous. 



^m<??/v*?i(7.^Black, with an elongated pale space from base along 

 cell and median nervules to two-thirds of wing, covered with gray 

 hairs. 



