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black; lines at one-third, one-half, and two-thirds; the first curved and 

 narrow but preceded ))v a broad blackish band; median line ang-led 

 beyond cell, then oblique and below middle, swelling into a broad band 

 all but touching outer line; outer line marked by black points on the 

 veins, sinuous, bent at vein 5 and outcurved again- on inner margin; 

 marginal area mainly filled with a blackish cloud, except at apex and 

 margin between 3 and 4, through which the pale waved submarginal 

 line is visible; marginal spots black; fringe pale gray, checkered with 

 darker; cell spot black in a diffuse cloud. 



Hindwing. — Similar, without basal lines; a broad median band; cell 

 spot ocelloid, with pale center; outer line marked by black vein spots, 

 forming a s(|uare projection between vein 6 and the fold, strongh" 

 concave below. 



Under side opalescent ochreous, with a faint pink tinge; both wings 

 with broad black marginal border, the fringes and apex of forewing 

 pale; cell spot of forewing larger; of hind wing small, blackish. 



Thorax and abdomen olive-ochreous, like wings; head and palpi dai"k 

 brown; dorsum tinged with darker; l)asal segment with black scales. 



Exjxmse of xoings. — 39 mm. 



Locality .—Q\}i\2i\^ British Guiana: 1 male. 



Type.—C2it. No. 9309, U.8.N.M. 



Genus PHEROTESIA Sehaus. 

 PHEROTESIA INDISTINCTA, new species. 



Foretmng. — Grayish olive mixed with ])rown, the whole densely 

 dusted with black atoms; costal edge with dense blackish stria*; the 

 lines darker but indistinct, and all in parts geminate; first from one- 

 half of costa to one-third of inner margin, outcurved above and bek)w 

 median; it is preceded l)y an ill-defined dark streak running to inner 

 margin near base; outer line from two-thirds of costa to two-tliirds of 

 inner margin, lunulate-dentate, somewhat angularly projecting on vein 

 4, the outer arm in a brownish olive shade; cell spot ])lack, traversed 

 by a fine median line in the main parallel to outer line; submarginal 

 line pale, somewhat interrupted, preceded and followed by darker 

 olive shades; marginal dark spots between veins; fringe checkered 

 dark and lighter olive. The brown tints arc disposed chiefly along the 

 course of the two folds. 



iriiHliiHiH/. — Dirty whitish ochreous, dusted with gray -green scales, 

 and darker along hind margin; traces of greenish lines above anal 

 angle; fringe gra}^, beyond a fine wavy marginal line. 



Under side, like upper side of hindwing, gray speckled; the hind 

 margin darker, especially toward apex; costa of forewing 3'ellowish, 

 with black strijv; cell spot of hindwing large and black. 



Head and thorax like forewing; abdomen like hindwing, but darker 

 along dorsum; forelegs and antenna? mottled black and ochreous. 



