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with pale shading at base, on termen and post-medially; inner 

 margin broadly clear pale yellow from base, but not reaching 

 tornus ; hind wings with a yellowish white post-medial shade, 

 and some irregular similar marginal shading ; the black discal 

 spot as above. 



Expanse, 53 mm. 



Habitat. — Caxambu, Brazil. 



Type.— Cat. No. 23979, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



Dirphia zikani, new species. 



Male. — Head brown, thorax brownish gray the hairs pos- 

 teriorly tipped with whitish roseate. Abdomen above black 

 with fine white segmental lines, downbent sublaterally ; anal 

 hairs red ; abdomen below dark gray brown ; legs brown, tarsi 

 roseate. Fore wings grayish brown, the lines fuscous brown ; 

 antemedial line vertical from costa to median, then slightly 

 inbent to inner margin, shaded on either side with while, more 

 broadly so proximally ; a black point on discocellular and a 

 fine outbent line from it to vein 4, post-medial black slightly 

 inbent from costa to middle of inner margin edged on its 

 proximal side with white ; a subterminal lunular whitish line 

 outwardly shaded with dark gray, very indistinct from vein 4 

 to apex. Hind wings grayish brown ; base of costal margin 

 roseate ; a fine dark line on discocellular ; a dark post-medial 

 line from costa to vein 4 ; cilia white on interspaces. Fore wings 

 below pale roseate brown ; a black streak on discocellular ; 

 a fine black post-medial line ; traces of subterminal small spots. 

 Hind wings below whitish mottled with roseate brown to near 

 middle ; a brown post-medial thick line crossing an angled 

 black line on discocellular, followed by a less distinct brown 

 shade; a subterminal brown shade broad and lunular between 

 veins 2 and 4, and outwardly edged by a faint whitish line. 



Expanse, 50 mm. 



Habitat. — Passa Cuatro Minas, Brazil. ^ 



Type.— Cat. No. 23980, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



Named after its discoverer. 



