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NOCTUID^. 
rather diffused blackish beyond it below vein 2, dentate, 
excurved beyond the cell ; a curved subterminal series of 
minute blackish spots defined on outer side by whitish ; a 
waved black terminal line forming points at the interspaces ; 
cilia with some black at tips. Underside pale chestnut-recl, 
the inner areas whitish ; fore wing with round whitish spot 
defined by blackish in middle of cell, and three minute blackish 
points on discocellulars, postmedial line very indistinct with 
white and black point at discal fold and white bar defined 
by black in submedian interspace ; hind wing with figure-of- 
eight-shaped discoidal mark faintly defined by brown and 
with brown points in its upper and lower parts, placed on a 
curved waved red-brown antemedial line, the postmedial line 
and subterminal spots as above. 
Hah. Br. Guiana, Rockstone (Pattis), 1 $ type. Exp. 
34 millim. 
Oxidercia thaumantis, n. sp. 
Paranympha toxea, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Am., Het. i. p. 418 (part.), nec 
Stoll. 
$. Head and thorax bright chestnut-red ; antennae red- 
brown ; palpi with the 3rd joint white irrorated with rufous ; 
abdomen pale red-brown, the anal tuft chestnut-red ; pectus 
and ventral surface of abdomen white ; fore tibiae white 
irrorated with brown, the tarsi white. Fore wing bright 
chestnut-red ; a faint reel antemedial line, angled outwards 
below costa, then waved ; a faint red annulus in middle of 
cell ; reniform indistinctly defined by red, figure-of-eight - 
shaped, very large and extending to vein 2 ; postmedial line 
slightly waved, faint and obliquely excurved to vein 4, then 
brown slightly defined on outer side by grey, strongly incurved 
and traversing the lower part of the reniform, some white 
points beyond it on costa, a curved subterminal series of small 
dark brown spots defined on outer side by whitish ; cilia 
crimson at base, red-brown at tips. Hind wing bright 
chestnut-red ; a large round greyish brown discoidal spot 
defined by dark brown to centre faintly defined by brown 
and with dark point in centre, some fiery red before and 
beyond it ; postmedial line dentate and defined on outer side 
by grey, red-brown to vein 2, then rather diffused blackish, 
excurved beyond lower angle of cell ; a curved subterminal 
series of small dark spots ; a slight dark terminal line. Under- 
side crimson-red with some yellowish mixed especially on 
terminal areas, the inner areas grey ; fore wing with the 
stigmata grey suffused with pale red-brown, the reniform 
with its centre defined by red-brown, the postmedial line 
defined on outer side by grey; hind wing with the stigma 
white with brown point in centre and minute white spot 
