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before its upper edge, the postmedial line defined on outer 
side by small white spots. 
Ab. 1. Hind wing with the centre of the discoidal spot 
irrorated with black. 
Ab. 2. Deeper red-brown. 
Ab. 2. Paler and more grey-brown. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa {Trujillo), 1 $ ; Guatemala, Guate- 
mala City ( Rodriguez ), 1 $ ; Br. Guiana {Roberts), 2 
Potaro R., 1 $ type. Exp. 38-42 millim. 
Oxidercia carpnophora, n. sp. 
cJ. Head and thorax deep chocolate-brown, the antennae 
with white points on the shaft in front towards base, the 
frontal tuft white at sides, the 2nd joint of palpi white at 
extremity, the 3rd joint white irrorated with red-brown ; 
abdomen chocolate-brown tinged with grey ; fore legs dark 
red-brown mixed with white, the tarsi white tinged with red, 
the fore and mid legs red, the tarsi red-brown ringed with 
white ; ventral surface of abdomen white irrorated with red. 
Pore wing chocolate-brown, the terminal area tinged with 
grey except towards costa, the costa irrorated with white 
to the postmedial line ; antemedial line dark brown defined 
on inner side by grey, angled outwards below costa, then 
excurved ; orbicular a minute round ochreous spot tinged 
with red-brown ; reniform ochreous tinged with red-brown, 
defined by dark brown and its centre by red-brown with a 
small dark spot in its lower part, rather constricted at discal 
fold and extending to well below the cell ; postmedial line 
dark brown defined on outer side by grey, oblique to vein 7, 
slightly incurved at discal fold, oblique below vein 4 and 
excurved at vein 1, some whitish points beyond it on costa ; 
a subterminal series of slight whitish points defined on inner 
side by red-brown ; cilia with some pink at base and tips. 
Hind wing chocolate-brown suffused and irrorated with 
purplish grey except the disk, the base whitish ; a large 
discoidal ochreous spot tinged with red-brown, defined by 
blackish and its centre by dark brown with a small dark 
spot in centre, round with its upper edge expanding into a 
lobe ; postmedial line dark brown defined on outer side by 
grey, obsolete towards costa, excurved beyond lower angle 
of cell, then incurved ; a subterminal series of slight whitish 
points defined on inner side by red-brown ; cilia with some 
pinkish at base and tips and a slight dark line through them. 
Underside chestnut-red, the terminal areas greyish suffused 
with red-brown ; fore wing Avith the inner area whitish, 
the stigmata white, the reniform with irregular outline rather 
broken up into spots, the postmedial line defined on outer 
