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Genus PTERHEMIA 
Type. 
Pterhemia, Guen. Delt. & Pyr. p. 23 (1854) mutilataMs, Guen. 
Pessida. Walk. xv. 1641 (1858) mutilatalis, Guen. 
Pterhemia monogramma, n. sp. 
o'. Head, thorax and abdomen purplish grey tinged with 
brown ; antennae with the branches blackish, the sha t white 
towards base ; frontal tuft at sides and palpi dark brown ; 
fore and mid legs red-brown ; pectus, hind legs and ventral 
surface of abdomen white suffused with brown. Fore whig 
purple -grey tinged with brown and irrorated with dark brown, 
the costal edge white to beyond middle with a dark brown 
streak towards base, then black points ; a black point in 
middle of cell and white discoidal point ; postmedial line 
dark chocolate-brown, inwardly oblique and rather diffused 
on inner side, the costa beyond it deep red-brown with some 
white points on it ; subterminal line arising at vein 7, oblique, 
ochreous white defined on outer side by brown, the brown 
expanding into a small spot at vein 6 ; a minute black spot 
before termen below vein 7 with an oblique rufous line to it 
from costa ; a fine black-brown terminal line. Hind wing 
with the costal half whitish tinged with brown, the inner half 
purplish grey suffused and irrorated with brown ; a yellow 
postmedial line from vein 4 to inner margin, defined on inner 
side by rather diffused deep red-brown ; a slightly curved 
yellow subterminal lure defined on outer side by red-brown 
from vein 4 to termen at vein 1 ; a fine dark brown terminal 
line below the excised area. Underside whitish suffused and 
irrorated with red-brown, the inner areas whiter ; fore wing 
with minute black subterminal spots above and below vein 7, 
the upper defined on outer side by a white spot. 
Hob. Venezuela, Esteban Valley, Las Quiguas ( Klages ), 
3 type, Exp. 32 millim. 
Genus SANYS. 
Sanys, Guen. Noct. iii. p. 349 (1852) 
Type. 
carnina, Guen. 
Sanys gigas, n. sp. 
Head and thorax red-brown ; palpi with the 3rd joint 
ochreous white at base and white at extreme tips ; pectus 
in front whitish tinged with red -brown ; tibiae and tarsi dark 
brown, the latter ringed with white ; abdomen grey-brown. 
Fore wing red-brown tinged with grey, the end of cell and 
postmedial area to vein 5 darker brown, extending obliquely 
to apex ; antemedial line dark brown, slightly excurved to 
median nervure, then erect ; orbicular a faint round grey 
