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and inwardly shaded with black scales; outer line fine, 
velvety black, angled twice beyond cell, inwardly curved 
below reniform, then dentate to inner margin; subterminal 
only visible between veins 6 and 8, and then only faintly, and 
replaced by some dark violaceous black shadings; marginal 
dark spots inwardly shaded with buff; a terminal dark brown 
line; fringe grey. Secondaries brown; two whitish spots in 
cell, followed by an indistinct geminate darker line; the 
outer line and subterminal parallel, the latter more heavily 
marked, velvety black, indistinct towards costa; marginal 
spots and terminal line as on primaries. Underneath dull 
buff, irrorated with brown, the secondaries paler; the sub- 
terminal shade distinct on both wings; the median shade 
more distinct on secondaries; a faint discal streak; outer 
margins greyer. 
Expanse 40 millim. 
Hab. Aroa, Venezuela. 
Yrias noctar. 
Body dark grey ; the head brownish. Wings very dark 
brownish grey, thinly irrorated with white scales; traces of 
two inner and a black outer line, the latter curved below cell 
and most noticeable on inner margin ; the reniform indistinct, 
containing a round white spot at origin of vein 3; the outer 
line followed by a row of short white streaks on the veins; 
the subterminal indistinct, shaded outwardly with light brown 
between the veins; terminal buff spots between the veins, 
preceded by dark streaks; fringe with a basal buff linte®; 
the dark brown terminating in paler spatulate scales, 
Secondaries with an outer row of white points on veins and 
an indistinct darker subterminal shade; a buff spot at anal 
angle; terminal spots as on primaries. Underneath, the 
wings are light brownish grey, with outer and subterminal 
dark shades and an inner line on secondaries. 
Expanse 38 millim. 
Hab. Paso de San Juan, Jalapa, Mexico. 
Yrias albidiscata. 
¢ . Body dark brown, the head paler. Wings dark brown, 
mottled with violaceous black. Primaries: a dark basal and 
inner line, the latter starting from a dark costal spot and 
partly edged with lighter brown; a°geminate dark wavy 
median shade; the reniform large, either entirely white or 
mottled brown and white, the brown predominating; the 
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