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apical blotch enclosing a trapezoidal white spot somewhat narrowed 
above ; terminal edge narrowly yellow, some dark fuscous irrora- 
tion before this above middle of termen, two small blackish dots 
below middle, and a dark fuscous mark above tornus : cilia whitish, 
a dark fuscous subbasal line (imperfect). Hind wings light greyish; 
cilia as in forewings. 
Peru, Iquitos, March ( Parish) ; 1 ex. Nearly allied to pre¬ 
ceding. 
Diptychophora excitata, n. sp. 
2 . 12 mm. Head white, a dark grey transverse mark on upper 
part of face. (Labial palpi broken.) Maxillary palpi white mixed 
blackish basally. Thorax white, anterior margin irregularly dark 
fuscous and some dark fuscous suffusion dorsally behind collar, a 
blackish spot on shoulder and a dot at apex of tegulre. Abdomen 
whitish, irregular grey basal bands on all segments. Eorewings 
whitish; first line hardly curved, irregular, blackish, basal area within 
this partially suffused light ochreous-yellowish, some scattered black 
specks, two blackish dots near base ; some irregular variable black 
irroration in median portion of disc; a broad postmedian band of 
suffused greyish irroration with a few scattered black scales, limited 
posteriorly by irregular strongly excurved dark grey second line, 
double except on costal third, discal spot represented by two small 
round ochreous-yellow spots transversely placed within this ; apical 
area greyish-orange, enclosing large white triangular spot; a small 
triangular dark fuscous spot on subapical indentation; termen 
suffused dull orange, three small suffused blackish spots on lower 
portion and a dark grey mark at tornus: cilia whitish, a dark fuscous 
subbasal line (imperfect). Hindwings grey ; cilia as in forewings. 
Brazil, Obidos, August ( Parish) ; 1 ex. Allied to felioo and 
leucanthes. 
Diptychophora examinalis, n. sp. 
<5 2 • 14-20 mm. Head, thorax white. Palpi white, labial 
with apical bar of second joint and median band of terminal ochre¬ 
ous-yellow. Abdomen whitish. Eorewings white or yellow- 
whitish ; some variable blackish speckling from near base to second 
line ; some more or less developed blackish-grey suffusion in disc 
before or on both sides of position of first line, and a small yellow 
spot at its costal end; a dark grey suboval blotch preceding second 
line in disc; second line double, dark gre} 7 , excurved in disc and 
rather indented on fold, its costal third limiting an apical orange 
blotch containing an elongate white mark below its middle and a 
slight white transverse line just before apex; space between 
median third of second line and termen dark grey ; below this a 
dark grey mark or blackish dot on termen : cilia submetallic grey 
or whitish, varying with incidence of light. Hindwings whitish ; 
cilia whitish, round apex a fine grey marginal line. 
British Guiana, Bartica, January (Parish ); Brazil, Teffe 
(Parish) and Sta. Catharina ; 8 ex. Very distinct. 
