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median and outer brown lines, the last followed by a broad brown 

 and dark grey shade ; a subterminal velvety black line ; a terminal 

 blackish line, the latter much less distinct ; a row of velvety black 

 points in the cell, and one point beyond it on the subcostal. Second- 

 aries brown, whitish at the base ; the fringe testaceous. 

 Expanse 42 m.m. 



Hob. Alto A, Venezuela. 



Pentobesa, gen. nov. 



Antenme fasciculate. Palpi : second joint long ; third joint short. 

 Head tufted posteriorly. Anal segment with long scales, bifid in 

 male. Wings long and narrow. Primaries : the outer margin 

 slightly oblique ; vein 5 from middle of discocellular ; 6 from upper 

 angle of cell ; 7 and 8 stalked ; 10 from end of areole. Secondaries : 

 veins 3 and 4 apart ; 6 and 7 stalked ; 8 close to 7 to near end of 

 cell, then diverging slightly. 



Type. Pentobesa xylinoidcs, Walk. 

 Xylinoidcs, Walk. (Edema), Cat. Lep. Het., B. M. xxxv, 



p. 1931 (1866) = Pinna, Druce (Symmerista), Biol. 



Centr. Amer. Lep. Het., i, p. 239, t. xxv, fig. 9 (1887). 

 Valta, Schs., sp. nov. 



Pentobesa valta, sp. nov. 



Head and collar brownish • patagiee white inwardly bordered with 

 buff. Primaries buff thinly irrorated with black scales, and shaded 

 with brown above the median vein and vein 5, also below the 

 submedian vein ; a subterminal row of intervenal black points, 

 outwardly shaded with grey ; a distinct black discal point. Second- 

 aries white ; a terminal smoky line ; fringe white. 



Expanse 40 m.m. 



Hob. Colombia. 



Allied to P. xylinoidcs, Walk. 



Heorta. 

 Heorta, Walk., Cat. Lep. Het., B. M. xv, p. 1664 (1858). 



Female. Antenna) simple. Palpi porrect, not extending beyond 

 frons • third joint minute. Legs not very hairy. Primaries : apex 

 acute ; outer margin broad, rounded, very slightly oblique ; vein 5 

 from middle of discocellular ; 6 from areole near angle ; 7 and 8 



