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and with slight blackish marks on each side of the discocellnlars, the subterniinal, 

 spot black. 



Hab. Peru, Yahuarinayo, 1 ? type. Exp. 42 mill. 



1344 a. Hyperthaema perflammans n. sp. {Lep. Pkal., PL 48,/. 8) 



c?. Head, thorax and abdomen brilliant crimson-scarlet; antennae black- 

 brown ; forelegs and mid and hind tibiae and tarsi black, the fore femora and the 

 tibiae with slight white streaks ; abdomen with small lateral and snblateral black 



spots except towards base. Forewing brilliant crimson-scarlet, the veins streaked 



with blackish ; a subbasal white point on median nervure ; a rather crescentic 

 antemedial white spot defined by black in submedian interspace and a similar but 



rather ovate postmedial spot between veins 6 and 5 ; cilia brown. Hindwing 



white ; some pale crimson hair at base ; the costal and terminal areas fuscous 

 brown, the former expanding into a triangular patch at end of cell, the latter- 

 expanding on apical area and at inner margin to before middle ; the veins bej'ODcl 

 lower angle of cell streaked with brown. Underside of forewing fuscous brown, 

 with white spots as above. 



ab. 1. Forewing with the antemedial spot larger, the postmedial spot more- 

 triangular. 



Hab. Ecuador, Paramba (Rosenberg), 1 c? ; Peru, El Porvenir, 2 S S type, 

 Chanchamayo, 1 8. Exp. 46-50 mill. 



1374 c. Pelochyta dorsicincta n. sp. {Lep. Phal., PL 49./. 13) 



c?. Head and thorax greyish brown, the frons with pair of black points and 

 black point above, the vertex of head, basal joint of antennae and tegulae with 

 black points, the patagia with three black points above shoulders ; palpi with black- 

 patches at side of second joint and the third joint blackish ; pectus and femora, 

 fulvous brown ; abdomen ochreous yellow, the basal segments dorsally clothed with 

 grey-brown hair, the terminal segments with black dorsal bands, lateral black spots 

 on four terminal segments and a snblateral series, the ventral surface with black 



spots on second and third segments and bands on three following segments. > 



Forewing pale reddish brown, the veins and a streak in the cell fuscous; the termen 



and cilia rather darker brown. Hindwing rather paler reddish brown, the veins 



with darker streaks. Underside pale reddish brown. 



ab. 1. Head between antennae and neck fulvous yellow. 



Ilab. W. Colombia, San Antonio (Palmer), 2 <S S type. Exp. 46-56 mill. 



1375 b. Pelochyta albipare n. sp. {Lep. Phal., PL 49./. 14) 



? . Head, tegulae and base of patagia yellowish, the frons blackish brown, the 

 vertex of head and tegulae with black spots, the patagia with two black spots above 

 shoulders ; thorax and abdomen grey-brown ; basal joint of palpi yellow at side ;. 

 pectus yellow ; fore coxae yellow with brown patches ; abdomen with the sides and 



ventral surface yellow, lateral series of blackish spots. Forewing pale red-brown ; 



black points at base of costa and median nervure ; a small subbasal black spot 



below median nervure with a minute streak below it. Hindwing with the basal 



half yellowish white, the terminal half pale red-brown ; the underside with the 

 inner area yellowish white to near tornus. 

 Hab. Peru, 1 ? type. Exp. 52 mill. 



