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Pteronymia catenata, sp. n. 



Fore wing smoky at apex. Cell completely margined with 



blackish ; a broad wedge-shaped mark in the cell and heavy 

 discoidal blotch extending greatly outwards between veins 4, 5. 

 A subapical vitreous spot and a row along outer margin. A 

 small whitish mark beyond cell on costa. Below as above, 

 with all the dark markings dull brownish edged with 

 blackish. Hind wing with some dark scaling along lower 

 diseocellular and along median. A very broad dark marginal 

 band containing three very large vitreous spots and one small 

 spot situated above vein 5. Below as above, with all the 

 dark markings dull brownish. 

 Expanse 70 mm. 



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Hab. Pern, Pozuzo, 5000-6000 feet (native collector). 



A striking species and quite unlike any other, the very 

 large marginal transparent spots in the hind wing giving the 

 insect a very distinct appearance. 



Pteronymia amplificata. 



Fore wing transparent, with the costa orange-brown inter- 

 rupted by a yellow spot just above discocellulars. Discoidal 

 spot large, dark brown, median and veins 2 and 3 orange- 

 brown. Inner margin broadly dark brown. Apex dark 

 brown and a narrow lunular marginal dark band. Against 

 a dark background there are to be seen same yellowish 

 scaling beyond discoidal spot and a series of faint yellow sab- 

 marginal spots. Hind wing transparent, with a rather broad 

 dark lunular marginal band. Against a dark background a 

 scries of large yellowish submarginal spots. Hind wing- 

 beneath with large cruciform orange marks at vein-tips and 

 between veins 2, 3 ; 3, 4 ; 4, 5 are paired white spots. 

 Between veins 5, 6 and 6, 7 single spots of a different shape. 



Expanse 68 mm. 



JIab. Ecuador. 



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Pteronymia grandipenniS) sp. n. 



Fore wing smoky transparent. Costa above cell reddish. 

 Discoidal spot narrow and continued down the median to 

 dark inner margin. A small whitish spot on costa beyond 

 end of cell. A row of faint whitish submarginal spots and 



