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larly into the darker suffused area, one before the cell spot, the other 

 l)efore the outer line; lirst line nearly vertical at one-fourth; second, 

 beyond middle, and outer at three-fourths, both outcurved above and 

 waved, the outer approximated to hind margin; veins toward hind 

 margin darker; a row of black marginal lunules between veins; apex 

 white, with dark speckling; cell spot large, brownish; fringe rufous- 

 gray. 



llhidwilmj. — Thickly striated with violet-fuscous, the white ground 

 color showing more plainly; all three lines distinct, the inner and outer 

 edged with white; an indistinct whitish subniarginal line; basal half of 

 inner luargin and its fringe pure white. 



Under side pinkish cream-color with a thick middle line and broad 

 marginal ])order on both wings dark brown. Face and palpi bright 

 ferruginous, speckled with white; shoulders and base of pa tagia white; 

 vertex and collar gray-brown; thorax and aV)domen like wings; abdo- 

 men below, pectus and legs cream- white. 



Expanse of wingx.. — 26 mm. 



Local ity. — Rockstone, Essequibo, British Guiana; September, 1904. 



Although this species is described as a Berherodei<^ it should lie noted 

 that the male is evidently devoid of the distinguishing marks of the 

 type species B. condylata Guenee; both fore and hind wings having a 

 perfectly simple structure. 



Tyj?e.— Cat. No. 9336, U.S.N.M. 



BERBERODES VIOLACEA, new species. 



Ehrewing. — Brownish fuscous; at base and along costa bronzy -black; 

 the three lines are only just traceable, vertical and wavy, at even dis- 

 tances apart; also a dark cell spot; fringe concolorous. 



Hindwing. — Brownish fuscous; the amplitied flap of the inner mar- 

 gin from base to anal angle, together with the fringe, bronzy-black. 



Under side of both wings deep violet, the margins diffuse!}- darker; 

 the bed of rough hair scales at margin on the submedian interspace of 

 hindwings blackish. 



Thorax and abdomen bronzy-violet; lateral wisps of hair on abdo- 

 men black; head, collar, and palpi deep yellow. 



Expanse of wings. — 23 mm. 



Locality. — St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana; October, 1904. 



Type.— Cat. No. 9337, U.S.N.M. 



Genus CIRRHOSOMA Warren. 

 CIRRHOSOMA CURVATA, new species. 



Forewing. — White, semihyaline; costa gilded yellow, with slight 

 purple speckling; three obscure ochreous-gray lines at one-half, one- 

 fourth, and three-fourths, parallel to margin, the outer indistinctly 



