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Descriptions of neii^ sppcirs of CinPTOLi;cHiA from tin-' Amazons ; 

 \)y Arthur G. Butler, F.L.S. 



(Continiied from page 164.) 



7. Gr//j/to/t'chi(/ ivjfafo, n. sp. 



Primaries with angular apex ; shining pinky-whitish, sparsely 

 irrorated with black ; a black dot in the cell and a second at the 

 end of the cell, but both inconspicuous owing to the black scales 

 scattered around ; a brownish squamose streak across the cell 

 and costal area near the base ; an ill-defined red-brown spot on 

 the centre of the costa, and a second near to apex, from each 

 of«| which an arched squamose line runs outwards and, nearly 

 parallel to the margin, across the disc ; a marginal series of 

 black dots, followed by a series of white dots on the fringe ; 

 secondaries pale stramineous, shghtly deeper in colour at the 

 apex ; body corresponding in coloiu- with the Avings ; under 

 surface pale stramineous. Expanse of wings 30 mm. 



Lages, 5th January ; Mabidiry, Rio Purus, 30th September. 



8. Cryptolechia vaga, n. sp. 



Primaries with roimded apex, pale strajnineous ; a sub-costal 

 dot near the base, a second jiist before the middle, a zigzag 

 oblique line crossing the wing just beyond the cell, a spot on 

 inner margin, and a sigmoidal sub-marginal series of dots, all 

 pale brown ; a marginal series of minute blackish dots ; fringe 

 silvery-white ; secondaries silky-white, with the veins, basal 

 area, and a marginal line pale silky stramineous ; body above 

 testaceous ; below sordid white", legs snow-white ; wings below 

 creamy white. Expanse of -nn-ngs 24 mm. 



Prainha, 17th December. 



9. Cryptoleclda tinctipennis, n. sp. 



Primaries clay-coloured, with a shining pinky gloss, fringe 

 incurved so as to look grey in certain lights ; a spot in the cell, 

 a second at the end of the cell, and a waved discal series of 



