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NOCTITIDiE. 
postmedial line dark red-brown, very oblique to above vein 
6 below apex where it is acutely angled outwards, then strong 
and very inwardly oblique, its angle met. by a diffused oblique 
black shade from apex, the costal edge beyond it dark brown 
with white points on it ; the terminal area with some dark 
brown suffusion ; a subterminal series of minute white 
lunules defined on each side by black, incurved below vein 3 ; 
a series of minute blackish lunules just before termen ; cilia 
black-brown. Hind wing ochreous suffused with rufous ; 
an oblique dark brown antemedial line with slight blackish 
discoidal striga just beyond it ; a narrow oblique deep red- 
brown medial band defined on outer side by a fulvous yellow 
line with some brown suffusion beyond it ; a subterminal 
series of minute rather dentate black spots with a brown shade 
beyond them, incurved below vein 3 ; cilia black- brown. 
Underside ochreous irrorated with brown ; fore wing with 
the costa brown, a black point in middle of cell and slight 
dark discoidal spot, a faint diffused brown medial line and 
curved postmedial line, a subterminal series of small black- 
brown spots from below costa to vein 2 ; hind wing with 
minute blackish discoidal spot, faint curved brown medial 
line, curved postmedial line, subterminal series of minute 
blackish spots, and series of triangular black points just before 
termen. 
Hab. Brazil, Amazons, R. Javary {Trail), 1 q type ; 
Peru, Yahuarmayo, 1 <$. Exp. 50-54 millim. 
Genus GABY N A. 
type. 
Gabyua, Moschl. Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 1880, p. 445 . plncida, Butl. 
Gabyna metal oba, n. sp. 
(J. Head, thorax, and abdomen chocolate-brown, the last 
tinged with purplish grey, the genital tufts ochreous white ; 
tarsi ringed with whitish. Fore wing chocolate-brown 
tinged with purplish grey, the outer half of medial area and a 
broad incurved shade from below costa towards apex to middle 
of termen purple-grey ; antemedial line red-brown, faint, 
diffused and rather oblique ; a minute dark brown spot in 
middle of cell and slight discoidal striga ; postmedial line red- 
brown, indistinct and rather diffused, excurved to vein 3, then 
incurved ; a subterminal series of slight dark points, defined 
on outer side by a purple-grey line from costa to the curved 
shade and excurved below costa ; a fine chocolate-brown 
terminal line. Hind wing chocolate-brown tinged with purple- 
grev, the apical area purple-grey with oblique inner edge from 
costa beyond middle to termen at vein 4 ; an indistinct brown 
postmedial line, excurved and with white points on it between 
