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noctuida:. 
and irrorated with dark brown, the postmedial area darker 
brown ; a dark subbasal bar from costa ; a faint dark ante- 
medial line, slightly excurved to median nervure, then in- 
curved, the area between it and the postmedial line deep 
chocolate-brown below' the cell ; a rather triangular deep 
chocolate- brown discoidal spot, placed on the inner edge of 
the whitish postmedial hue which is defined on inner side 
by brown towards costa, excurved round the discoidal spot, 
then incurved, excurved in submedian interspace and approxi- 
mated to the antemedial line at inner margin, some whitish 
points beyond it on costa ; subterminal line only represented 
by the contrast between the postmedial and terminal areas, 
somewhat angled outwards below veins 7 and 4, then strongly 
incurved ; a terminal series of dark brown bars. Hind wing 
reddish brown with a slight greyish tinge ; a terminal series 
of dark striae ; cilia whitish mixed with brown. Underside 
of fore wing whitish suffused with red-brown except on inner 
area ; hind whig whitish, the costal area suffused with red- 
brown, a slight brown discoidal spot. 
Hab. Brazil, Rio Janeiro, Tijuca ( Wagner), 1 $ type. 
Exp. 24 millim. 
Cceriana phseobasia, n. sp. 
$. Head, thorax and abdomen red-brown mixed with 
whitish especially on thorax ; pectus, legs and ventral 
surface of abdomen ochreous w r hite tinged with rufous. Fore 
wing ochreous white tinged with rufous and irrorated with 
red-brown, the basal area suffused with dark red-brown ; 
antemedial line indistinct, dark brown, angled outwards 
below costa, in submedian fold, and above inner margin ; a 
small round dark brown spot in middle of cell and discoidal 
bar ; some dark brown suffusion beyond the cell extending 
to costa ; postmedial line dark brown, excurved below costa, 
angled outwards below veins 5 and 4, then inwardly oblique 
to submedian fold and oblique and sinuous to inner margin ; 
an indistinct dark subterminal line, excurved below vein 7, 
excurved and waved at middle ; a terminal series of small 
rather triangular dark brown spots. Hind wing dark red- 
brown. Underside whitish tinged with brown ; both wings 
with brown discoidal spots. 
Hab. Br. Guiana, Potaro R., 1 <$ type. Exp. 40 millim. 
Cceriana crenulata, n. sp. 
C J. Head and thorax whitish tinged with red-brown and with 
a few dark brown scales ; palpi red-brown, the extremity 
of 3rd joint whitish ; legs red-brown, the tarsi slightly ringed 
with whitish ; abdomen dark red- brown, the ventral surface 
