Helerocera from Costa Rica. 569 



margin broadly, the outei* margin to near anal angle narrowly 

 grey; medial and subtcrminal dark lines. 



Expanse 33 mm. 



Ilab. Juan Viiias. 



Claphe capillata, sp. n. 



Body and wings brown, the head, thorax, and fore wing.? 

 tinged with lilacine. Fore wings : basal, geminate ante- 

 medial and postmedial line finely lunular, irregular, dark 

 velvety brown ; the postmedial followed by a row of dull 

 brown sj)ot3, and both are outwardly shaded with greyish 

 brown ; two minute dark spots at end of cell; a subterminal 

 row of dull brown spots faintly edged outwardly with greyish, 

 and preceded by a slight similar sjiade at apex, lliud wings : 

 a narrow terminal greyish line at apex. 



Expanse 2S mm. 



Hub. El Sitio ; May. Juan Vinas, Cartago. 



Claphe lankesieri'j sp. n. 



cJ . Body above and legs mouldy grey, underneath brownish 

 buff. Fore wings buff, thickly irrorated with dark brown ; 

 intier margin and outer margin below vein 4 mouldy 

 grey, edged above on basal half by a whitish shade, and in- 

 wardly from outer margin and along vein 4 by a dark greyish- 

 brown shade almost broken into spots; a subterminal row of 

 small brown spots above vein 4, coalescent and edged with 

 clear buff. Hind wings light brown ; a greyish streak along 

 inner margin ; a faint darker medial shade ; a subterminal 

 and terminal buff line ; some greyish spots on fringe. 

 Underneath buff, with brownish streaks on costa and towards 

 apices. 



Expanse 37 mm. 



Ilab. Juan Vinas; June. 



This species, which I have named after Mr. C. H. Lankester 

 of Cachi, is closely allied to C. minia^ Schs., from Southeru. 

 Biazil. 



Claphe curola, sp. n. 



(J. Body and wings brown. Fore wings: an antemedial 

 darker line spotted with white ; a dark discal linear spot 

 hardly visible ; the postmedial finely wavy, darker brown 

 spotted with white, followed by a faint lilacine shade near 

 costa; the subterminal darker, remote from margin, not 



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