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shade of brown except at apex which is ochreons ; tennen and 

 cilia brown. Hind wings pale ochreous ; traces of postniedi-al 

 line ; subterminal line dark brown and terminal area a rather 

 lighter sha,de ; cilia brown. 



Expanse 15 mm. 



Hah. Sao Pa,ulo, S.E. Brazil. 



Ptychopoda delicataria sp. n. (PI. III. fig. 14.) 



Male. — Palpi, legs, head, and body light rufous brown ; vertex 

 of head and antennae ochreous white. Wings ochreous slightly 

 irrorated with light brown ; the lines light brown, diffused ; 

 antemedial excurved in cell ; an almost straight medial shade ; 

 wavy, slightly dentate postmedial and subterminal lines, the 

 former marked on costa by large fuscous spot ; a fuscous disco- 

 cellular spot ; terminal line fuscous, broken at the veins ; a 

 lightly defined suffusion just before termen. Hind wings similar, 

 but the inner lines very indistinct. 



Expanse 15 mm. 



Hah. Castro, Pai'anA, Brazil. 



Ptychopoda campinaria, sp. n. (PL III. fig. 15.) 



Female. — Palpi, legs, head, and antennte ochreous brown ; vertex 

 of head whitish ; tegulee and patagia ochreous brown with lilacine 

 iridescence ; abdomen ochreous brown. Wings pale ochreous 

 brown irrorated with darker brown and irridescent scales; the 

 lines dark brown. Fore wings: antemedial line wavy, strongly 

 excurved in cell; a medial line passing well within the cell; 

 postmedial line well defined, straight from costa to vein 2, 

 incurved on submedian fold ; costal and terminal areas lightly 

 suffused with brown ; terminal line brown, broken at the veins ; 

 a fuscous discocellular spot ; cilia long, ochreous. Hind wings : 

 the postmedial line well defined, continuous with that of fore 

 wings. Underside : the postmedial lines well defined. 



Expanse 18 mm. 



Hah. Sao Paulo, S.E. Brazil. 



Ptychopoda lilacaria, sp. n. (PI. III. fig. 16.) 



Male. — Palpi, legs, and head rufous brown ; vertex and 

 antennae ochreous brown ; tegulaj and patagia rufous brown with 

 lilacine iridescence ; abdomen dorsally purple-brown, ventrally 

 rufous. Wings ochreous brown with lilacine iridescence. Fore 

 wings : an obscure purple-brown antemedial line, excurved from 

 costa to submedian fold ; a well-defined diffused dark medial 

 band ; postmedial line wavy, narrow and obscure at inner 

 margin, broader at costa, followed by light shade ; terminal 

 area heavily suffused with purple-brown, with light space divided 

 by a fine brown line from vein 3 to apex; a minute fuscous 

 discocellular spot ; termen purple-brown with conspicuous spots 



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