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black streak just below along inner margin. Apical half! 

 black, containing a broad curved yellow mark from costa to 

 vein 3. A very indistinct row of greyish marginal spots. 

 Hind wing orange-brown, with a large oblong black patch 

 from base to vein 4 on its anterior side, but only to vein 2 on 

 its posterior or inner marginal side, leaving a curved, gradually 

 tapering bit of the orange-brown ground-colour. Fore wing 

 below similar to above, but marginal white spots very 

 distinct. Hind wing below also with white marginal spots, 

 but smaller and elongated. A black mark within the cell 

 and a black streak along costal vein. 



Expanse 57 mm. 



3 <?<?, 1 ?. 



Hab. N. Peru, Pebas, Lore to, 1913. 



JS^apeogenes diaphanosa, sp. n. 



Fore wing brownish transparent and black. Costa, inner 

 and outer margins black. Basal half of wing brownish trans- 

 parent. Apical half black, with a large squarish transparent 

 patch between veins 5 and 7, with a small transparent spot 

 immediately above. A series of three transparent spots, the 

 centre one more elongated, situated near the margin between 

 veins 2, 3 ; 3, 4 ; and 4, 5. A series of very distinct white 

 marginal spots. Hind wing brownish transparent, with a 

 broad black marginal band containing a series of white spots. 

 Antenna? black. 



Expanse 52 mm. 



If? 3 2 9, 



Bab. Colombia, Valdivia (Pratt, 1897). 



Comes nearest in shape and pattern to JSapeogenes amara. 



JSapeogenes opacella, sp. n. 



Fore wing with the base reddish orange, the costa black ; 

 a large black roundish blotch within the cell, followed by an 

 irregularly shaped yellow blotch. Outer two-thirds of wing 

 with the ground-colour black. A large subapical yellow 

 patch with its distal margin curved. Between veins 2, 3 and 

 3, 4 are irregular yellow blotches. A row of large yellow 

 marginal spots. Hind wing with the base reddish orange, 

 the remainder black, with a marginal row of yellow spots, 

 preceded by a row of three larger irregular yellow spots in 

 the upper half of the wing. At vein 3 the black ground- 

 colour is set back greatly, from thence tapering to a point at 



