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Foreiving bronze grey; a patch of cream bnfffrom base for two-fifths length 

 of wing below median vein to inner margin, a narrow reddish-pink line on it at 

 inner margin ; a median band of cream buff with inner edge concave, outer edge 

 straight. 



Hindwing : basal three-fourths pale rose-pink, outer fourth bronze grey. 



Length of forewing : 6 - 5 mm. Expanse : 14 mm. 



Hab. Manaos, River Amazon. 



ARCTIANAE 



5. Prumala subtessellata spec. nov. 



<$. Differs from tessellata Schaus by its black hind wings, by the green not 

 black centre to the thorax, and the black patagia edged with green on the outside, 

 these patagia being green edged with black in tessellata. 



Length of forewing: 20 mm. Expanse : 46 mm. 



Hab. Las Quiguas, near San Esteban, Venezuela (S. M. Klages). 



6. Prumala tolimensis spec. nov. 



<S. Antennal shaft grey-brown, pectinations very long and less greyish ; head 

 orange golden, mixed with crimson near eyes ; thorax orange golden, mixed with 

 crimson scarlet in one c?, while in the second c? the whole thorax, except the 

 tegulae and shoulders, is deep maroon crimson; abdomen orange golden, much 

 mixed with crimson. 



Forewing golden yellow ; basal two-fifths obliquely sooty purple except costa, 

 which is golden yellow with a scarlet splash ; inside this dark area are two golden 

 oblong spots ringed with scarlet, and it is outwardly edged with scarlet ; from the 

 dark basal area about the centre of vein 2 there runs up to the costa a broad band 

 of sooty purple produced in a blunt broad tooth towards termen along and above 

 vein 5 ; within the band are scarlet nervular streaks as well as towards termen ; 

 along and below costa some scarlet dots and one at tornus ; some dots in and 

 around cell and a subterminal row of similar dots purplish grey. 



Hindwing golden buff, washed with pale crimson on inner half. 



Length of forewing : 23 mm. Expanse : 52 mm. 



Hab. Monte Tolima, 3500 metres = 11,400 ft., Colombia, February 1910 

 (A. H. Fassl). 



7. Amaxia peruana spec. nov. 



?. Antennae black-brown, anterior fifth of shaft and pectinations yellowish 

 grey; head golden yellow, a black spot on vertex ; thorax golden yellow, centre of 

 patagia, metathorax, and patch near juncture of abdomen brownish plum-purple ; 

 abdomen crimson, with some indistinct yellow marks. 



Foreiving golden yellow ; four patches in basal area greyish purple ringed with 

 black and narrowly with scarlet ; an antemedian highly irregular oblique band 

 narrow at costa but widening to three-fifths of wing on inner margin, greyish purple 

 edged brokenly with black and scarlet, two spots within this band yellow and 

 scarlet, and nervures mostly scarlet ; a similar band beyond the basal two-thirds of 

 wing from costa to above vein 4, a terminal and subterminal row, and a number 

 of discal spots dull greyish purple. 



