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fold, below vein 4 sinuous, oblique to submedian fold, then 
rather inwardly oblique, some alternating rufous and whitish 
streaks beyond it on costa ; subterminal line whitish, incurved 
below costa, then joining a whitish patch on terminal area 
between veins 7 and 6 and extending narrowly to apex, a 
whitish patch beyond the postmedial line between veins 0 
and 3 extending to termen from below vein 5 to vein 3, a 
curved whitish striga between veins 3 and 2 and a rather 
oblique bar from vein 2 to inner margin near tornus ; a rather 
lunulate rufous terminal line defined on inner side by a whitish 
line ; cilia with some whitish mixed, intersected by whitish 
at the veins and with whitish patches at apex and middle. 
Hind wing bright rufous, the base white, the veins slightly 
streaked with whitish ; an elliptical discoidal spot defined 
by white ; postmedial line whitish, excurved from discal 
fold to vein 3, then incurved, a broad brownish white band 
beyond it from costa to vein 1 , rather diffused on outer side 
and extending to termen from below vein 5 to vein 3 ; sub- 
terminal line whitish, oblique to vein 6, incurved at discal 
fold, represented by dark points below veins 5 and 4, by a 
curved whitish striga between veins 3 and 2 and an oblique 
bar to tornus ; a waved red-brown terminal line defined on 
inner side by a whitish line ; cilia whitish and red-brown. 
Underside whitish irrorated with red-brown ; fore wing 
slightly tinged with rufous, a small round black spot in middle 
of cell, discoidal lunule defined by brown striae, indistinct 
brown postmedial line excurved below costa and incurved 
below vein 4, and subterminal series of small brown spots 
excurved below vein 7 and incurved below vein 3 ; hind wing 
with indistinct brown postmedial line with slight dark spots 
on it, incurved below vein 4, and subterminal series of slight 
brown spots incurved at discal fold. 
Hab. Peru, San Remon (Watkins), 1 $ type. Exp. 
44 millim. 
Genus RHOPALOGNATHA, nov. 
Type, It. anterosticta Dogn. ( Thermesia ), Het. Nouv. Am. 
Sud. viii. p. 44 (1914). 
Proboscis fully developed ; palpi upturned, the 2nd joint 
reaching to vertex of head and moderately fringed with hair 
in front, the 3rd long and somewhat dilated at extremity ; 
frons smooth, with ridge of hair above ; eyes large, round ; 
antennae of male ciliated ; thorax clothed entirely with rough 
hair and without crests ; build slender, coxae tufted with 
hair, the tibiae slightly fringed with hair ; abdomen with some 
rough hair at base but without crests. Fore wing with the 
apex rectangular, the termen evenly curved and not crenulate ; 
veins 3 and 5 from near angle of cell : (> from upper angle ; 
