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PTYCHOPODA FLAVICINCTA, new species. 



ForeicirK/. ~\\o\Qi; the co.sta paler; fringe, and a rather broad stripe 

 of hind margin, 3'ellow; the violet darker before the yellow. 



Hindwing. — The same. 



Under side violet; the space beyond the deep violet shade and the 

 fringe didl rosy; in the hindwing the violet area is traversed by a dark 

 shade at middle as well as before the yellow fringe. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen violet; base of shoulders whitish. 



&jMns«' ofvings. — 9 mm. 



Locality. — Caj^enne, French Guiana, January, 1904. 



Type.— Cat. No. 9255, U.S.N.M. 



PTYCHOPODA FLEXIVITTA, new species. 



Foreii^ing. — Pale yellow, crossed by four slightly lustrous lilac 

 bands edged with reddish; the costal margin of the same color and the 

 base of wing narrowly; antemedian and median bands elbowed out- 

 ward at middle, incurved above and ])elow; outer band more sinuous, 

 elbowed outward on veins 6 and 3, insinuate on the folds; marginal 

 band narrower, and not reaching anal angle; fringe yellow. 



I/litdtv!iig. — With four bands, one at base, one antemedian, straight; 

 the postmedian sinuous and the outer marginal also complete and 

 sinuous. 



Under side pale straw-color, with the bands blurred and obscure. 



Head, collar and antenna^ red-brown; thorax and abdomen yellow; 

 forelegs red-})rown in front. 



E,i'2Kin,se of wltigs. — 12 mm. 



Locality. — St. Jean, Maroni River, French Ginana; 1 female, March, 

 1904. 



Hindwing with veins 8, 4 stalked as well as (i, T. 



Tyj>r.— Cut. No. 9256, U.S.N.M. 



PTYCHOPODA IMBELLIS, new species. 



T^orrwing. — Bone-color, sprinkled with gray scales; the lines slightly 

 marked, darker gra}', oblique, parallel to hind margin; inner at one- 

 third; median, thicker, at nearly two-thirds; outer at three-fourths, 

 indented at submedian fold; sul^marginal faint; cell s])ot ))lackish, 

 small, touching the median shade; marginal line faintly blackish; 

 fringe speckled, like wings. 



U'nnlirlng. — With the cell spot blackish, distinct, tmd the three 

 outer lines. 



Under side dark graj' in forewing, lighter in hindwing, with outer 

 line in each wing and the cell spot distinct. 

 *» Thorax and ai)domon dark gray; head wanting. 



Expanse of tri/igs. — 15 mm. 



Locality. — Jamaica; 1 ftMuale. 



Type.^Cat. No. 9257, U.S.N.M. 



