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brown. Hind wings maize yellow. Wings below cream color 

 with faint striae terminally on fore wing. 



Expanse 30 mm. 



Habitat. — Unknown, probably from the Amazons. 



Type.— Cat. No. 24909, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



Near Z. flavida Hampson. 



Amaxia corata, new species. 



Male. — Palpi, head, collar and thorax vinaceous fawn ; palpi 

 beneath white. Abdomen above scarlet. Body below white; 

 legs white; fore coxse tipped with dark brown. Fore wings 

 with the basal area from before middle of costa to vein 2 at 

 termen vinaceous fawn, crossed by darker broad striae; a line 

 of small black spots subbasally from below cell to inner mar- 

 gin ; cilia at base of inner margin roseate ; the outer edge of 

 basal space crosses the wing obliquely beyond cell, is vertical 

 from vein 5 to vein 3, then down curved to vein 2 ; apical 

 portion of wing semihyaline white, the veins with numerous 

 dark points ; the costal margin white ; near apex the white 

 extends below costa, and is edged behind by a vinaceous fawn 

 line, down curved from subcostal to vein 7 where it is toothed 

 towards termen, incurved and outbent to termen just below 

 apex. Hind wings pale rose color the costal margin white; 

 a large glandular spot in cell. Fore wings below with only 

 basal area opaque; costa white to a brown streak at apex; 

 inner margin broadly gray white ; a brown line in cell, expand- 

 ing to a transverse brown spot at end ; a roseate space below 

 cell with round fovea; edging of basal area pale salmon pink. 

 Hind wings below pale roseate, the costal margin broadly 

 white. 



Expanse 30 mm. 



Habitat. — Joinville, South East Brazil. 



Type— Cat. No. 24910, U. S. Nat. Mus. 



The hind wing has veins 3 and 5 coincident, 4 absent, 6 and 

 7 on short stalk, 8 from near end of cell. 



Araeomolis canalis, new species. 



Male. — Palpi, head and collar white, the different parts 



