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from costa to below cell, where it is angled, then inwardly 
oblique to inner margin ; an irregular whitish line, forming a 
triangle, the base on costa, the apex at vein 2, enclosing the 
reniform, which consists of two brown points, one above the 
other ; outer line fine, straight, white, followed by a broad 
brown shade which reaches the apex, though cut before apex 
by an oblique white line from costa; this brown shade forms 
on its marginal side two inward curves from above and below 
the middle of the space between veins 38 and 4; some marginal 
dark points between the veins. Secondaries brown, palest 
and shaded with grey on outer margin between angle and 
vein 6. Underneath grey, finely irrorated with brown ; a dark 
outer line, followed by a subterminal dark shade, broadest on 
primaries; minute discal points; on secondaries a faint 
median line. 
Expanse 42 millim. 
Hab. Aroa, Venezuela; Coatepec, Mexico. 
Ophisma variata. 
Form 1.—Body brown. Primaries: basal third brown, 
with traces of pale basal and inner lines, parallel and oblique 
from costa; a broad grey median band, nearly straight and 
eut by a black line on its inner side; outer space mottled 
ochreous and reddish brown, shaded with brown on inner 
margin and outer margin, broadly between veins 4 and 6; 
an oblique white line from costa to dark marginal shade at 
vein 6; two superposed black points at end of cell; marginal 
black points shaded with lilacine; a terminal brown line; 
fringe light brown, palest at base; some white points on 
costa near apex. 
Form 2.— Primaries almost entirely brown; the median 
band reduced to a pale line; a few reddish-brown shadings 
on outer portion of wing; the white costal streak reduced. 
Form 3.—Primaries greyish brown; a median pale line; 
an outer wavy reddish-brown shade; a subterminal whitish 
shade. Secondaries in all three forms brown or black-brown ; 
an indistinct pale outer line to above anal angle; a terminal 
dark line at anal angle, which is slightly excised ; sometimes 
a pale shading on outer margin and fringe. Underneath : 
costal and outer margin of primaries and entire secondaries 
shaded with lilacine and irrorated with brown scales; a fine 
dark outer line and subterminal wavy line; the outer margin 
of primaries more or less broadly dark brown. 
Expanse 36-44 millim. 
Hab. Aroa, Venezuela; Castro, Parana. 
