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Show 322 MR. H. DRUCE ON HETEROCERA FROM DOMINICA. [May 6, underside the same as above. The female does not differ male except being slightly larger in size. Expanse, S 1$ inch. This species is allied to S. sauleyi. Three specimens of this insect were obtained by Mr. Angas, two males and one female. 14. COSMOSOMA AUGE, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 807. 15. EUCEREON IMRIEI, sp. n. (Plate XXV. fig. 6.) Primaries dark brownish black, with a wide broken white spot near the apex extending from the costal margin to near the anal angle. Secondaries semitransparent, white, with the margins broadly bordered with brown. Head, thorax, and base of abdomen brown, the thorax slightly speckled with reddish scales. Abdomen bright red, the anus and a row of spots on each side black. Antennae, palpi, and legs black, the tarsus banded with white. Expanse If inch. By the desire of Mr. Angas I have named this species after the late Dr. Imrie. 16. PHCEGOPTERA CORNEA?, Her.-Schaff. Exot. Schmett. t. 14. f. 62. A single example in bad condition of what I believe to be this species. 17. PHCEGOPTERA, sp.? The specimen is in such poor condition that I am unable to make it out. 18. ECPANTHERIA ERIDANE, Hiibner, Samml. exot. Schmett. t. 191. 19. COMPOSIA SUBCYANEA, Walk. Cat. i. p. 230. 20. DEIOPEIA ORNATRIX, Linn. Syst. Nat. ii. p. 839. This species is very common. 21. MELANCHROIA CEPHISE, Cramer, Pap. Exot.iv. t. 381. f. E. 22. LEUCANIA ANTICA, Walker, Cat. ix. p. 100. 23. EUTHISANOTIA TIMAIS, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. t. 275. fig. B. 24. BCSCULA CUPENTINA, Cram. Pap. Exot. iii. t. 252. fig. E. A single example of this species agreeing well with Cramer's figure, also with specimens before me from Guatemala and Panama. 25. XYLOPHASIA DENTERNA, Guen. Noct. i. p. 140. 26. PRODENIA COMMELIN^E, Abbot & Smith, Lep. Ins. Georgia, ii. t. 95. |