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Genus EPHYRODES. 
Ephyrodes, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 365 (1832) caeata, Guen. 
Liviana, Walk, xxxiii. 1034 (1865) cacata, Guen. 
Leida, Walk, xxxiii. 1035 (1865) cacata, Guen. 
Malt ana. Walk. xxxv. 1974 (1866) cacata, Guen. 
Epliyrodes eviola, n. sp. 
Head, thorax, and abdomen black- brown ; frons at 
sides and 1st and 2nd joints of palpi fiery red ; pectus rufous ; 
legs fiery red, the tarsi dark brown, the spurs banded black- 
brown and whitish ; ventral surface of abdomen biown. 
Pore wing very deep chocolate-brown to the postmedial line, 
the terminal area purple -grey irrorated with some dark 
brown and white scales ; antemedial line grey defined on 
outer side by dark brown, waved ; a minute dark annulus 
filled in with grey hi middle of cell ; a slight dark discoidal 
lunule ; postmedial line dark defined on outer side by purple- 
grey, arising from apex, towards which it is less distinct and 
oblique and straight to inner margin beyond middle ; a 
slight subterminal dark annulus filled in with olive-green 
below vein 4, point below vein 3, then a slight shade to inner 
margin ; a fine dark terminal line ; cilia rufous. Hind wing 
with the basal half dark red-brown slightly tinged with 
purple-grey, the terminal half purple-grey irrorated with 
oxey ; postmedial line oblique and straight from below vein 7 
to inner margin, dark brown defined on outer side by a narrow 
purple band "followed by an olive-green band angled outwards 
above vein 4 and with a dark shade beyond it ; a fine dark 
terminal line ; cilia rufous. Underside red-brown ; fore wing 
with small dark spot in middle of cell, small dark discoidal 
lunule defined on outer side by white, postmedial line white, 
arising at vein 7 and oblique and almost straight to inneii 
margin ; hind whig with small dark discoidal lunule with 
white point beyond it and white postmedial line defined on 
inner side by dark brown and slightly curved. 
Hob. Peru, San Remon ( Watkins <L- Tomlinson), 1 $ type. 
Exp. 60 millim. 
Genus GrIGIDES, nov. 
Type, G. megalops. 
Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint 
reaching to vertex of head, moderately scaled in front and 
slightly fringed with hair behind towards extremity, the 3rd 
long and slightly fringed with hah- behind towards extremity ; 
frons smooth, with tuft of hair above ; eyes large, round ; 
antennae of male with long bristles and cilia ; thorax clothed 
with hair and scales mixed and without crests ; tibiae 
moderately fringed with hair, the mid tibiae of male dilated 
