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inner margin, followed by a slightly darker shade from a dark costal 

 blotch before apex; some scattered gray scales in the marginal area, 

 especiall}" toward apex, 



JlinchvliKj. — With the lines parallel at one-third and two-thirds; the 

 outer followed by a pale line and much darker marginal areas. 



Under side black speckled; the forewing reddish brown, with costal 

 and apical areas grayish; hind wing with inner margin pale, and outer 

 margin gray; both wings with dark brown outer lines and fringes. 



Head, thorax, and abdomen gray; face somewhat browner. 



Exjmnse of luings. — 26 mm. 



Locality. — Silo Paulo, southeastern Brazil; 1 female. 



Type.— Cat No, 9406, U.S.N.M, 



Genus ASESTRA Warren. 

 ASESTRA LINEATA, new species. 



Forewing. — Orange, overlaid with confluent fuscous strias, which 

 almost obliterate the ground-color; costal edge white, dotted with fus- 

 cous; lines black, continuous, not punctulate, as is usual in this genus; 

 iirst from one-third of costa to near middle of inner margin, slightlj' 

 bent on median vein; outer line from four-fifths of costa, where it is 

 outwardly edged with white; to threerfourths of inner margin, bluntly 

 bent at vein 6 and again below vein 4, vertical from vein 2; before it 

 between veins 3 and -t a small ])lotcli of the orange ground-color, cell 

 spot linear black; a submarginal dark cloud most distinct on inner 

 margin, but marked also bej^ond cell and on costa; fringe fuscous with 

 whitish tips; veins all finely dark. 



Hind icing. — Dull whitish, freckled with graj', dark gray along hind 

 margin and especially at anal angle; a waved dark outer line and linear 

 cell spot; fringe dark gray; a fine dark marginal line accompanied b}'^ 

 whitish scales. 



Under side pale dull ochreous overspread with olive-gra}-; all the 

 markings dark; fringe olive-gray in basal half, whitish in outer half 

 and checkered with dark beyond veins. 



Head, thorax, and al)domen olive-fuscous; vertex, shoulders, and 

 patagia fulvous. 



Under side of abdomen and legs mottled ochreous and fuscous. 



Expanse of wings. — 35 mm. 



Locality. — Carabaya, southeastern Peru; 1 male. 



Type.— Cat. No, oioT, U.S.N.M. 



Genus ATOPODES, new genus. 



Eoreiri/ig. — Costa sinuous, slightly indentcKl beyond middle; apex 

 produced, acute; hind margin well curved; anal angle rounded. 

 LLindwing. — With strongly rounded hind margin. 



