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2012. Calidota gigas. 



Opharus gigas, Dognin, Le Nat. 1890, p. 176 ; id. Lep. Loja, p. 84, pi. 8. 

 f. 13 ; kirby, Cat. Het. p. 205. 



Dark reddish brown ; back of head, shoulders, and patagia with 

 orange points ; abdomen with large subdorsal orange-yellow spots ; 



wings with the veins and marginal areas rather darker ; fore wing 

 with diffused dark discoidal lunule. 



Rab. Panama, Chiriqui (Tr'dtscJi), 1 cT ; Ecuador, Loja; Peru, 

 1 cS . E.vp; 6 72, 2 82 millim. Type t in Coll. Dognin. 



2013. Calidota similis, n. sp. (Plate XLIX. fig. 12.) 



S . Black-brown ; vertex of head with orange patch, paler in 

 front ; pectus with large orange lateral patches ; abdomen dorsally 

 orange with segmental black-brown lines, the first five segments 

 with triangular dorsal patches of brown hair diminishing in size 

 towards extremity. Hind wing paler towards base. 



Hah. Bolivia, Songo (Garlejjp), 1 J type. E.vp. 68 millim. 



*2014. Calidota albiceps. (Plate XLIX. fig. 8.) 



CalUdota albiceps, Dognin, Le Nat. (2) 337, p. 69 (1901). 



2 . Palpi, frons, and antennae dark brown, the first with the 

 1st joint orange ; vertex of head, tegulse, and thorax yellowish 

 white ; patagia dark brown with a white stripe above ; pectus and 

 legs blackish, with orange stripe below wings ; abdomen orange, 

 with fine dorsal black stripe, the ventral surface blackish. Fore 

 wing purplish brown, with slightly darker discoidal mark. Hind 

 wing paler brown, the disk semihyaline. 



Hob. Venezuela, Merida, type t $ in Coll. Dognin. Exp. 50 

 millim. 



