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Show 512 MR. H. DRUCE ON LEPIDOPTERA FROM [June 17, HEMICERAS LOSA, sp. n. Primaries pale brown, crossed by two wide dark brown bands, the first near the base, the second about the middle; the outer margin dark brown, a row of minute black spots near the apex. Secondaries fawn-colour, palest at the base. The head, thorax, abdomen, antennae, and legs fawn-colour. Expanse 2 inches. Hab. Trinidad (Mus. Druce). This species is also represented in the collection of Dr. Staudinger, from the Volcan de Chiriqui. HEMICERAS LEVANA, sp. n. Primaries dark reddish brown, shaded with darker brown at the end of* the cell and the apex; the costal margin from the base to the apex edged with white; a rather indistinct waved black line crosses the wing near the base from the costal to the inner margin, and a row of small grey spots extends from near the apex to the middle of the inner margin, the last spot being the largest; the fringe dark brown. Secondaries pale brown, whitish in the middle and on the costal margin ; the fringe white. The underside of the primaries pale fawn-colour; that of the secondaries white. The head and thorax reddish brown ; the abdomen above darker brown; the anus fawn-colour. The underside of the head, thorax, and abdomen pinkish white. The legs and antennae reddish brown. Expanse 2f inches. Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buckley, Mus. Druce). This species is allied to Hemiceras violascens, Guen., from which it is at once distinguished by the white costal margin of the primaries and by its much larger size. Fam. GLOTTULID._E. CHASMINA ALCIDAMEA, sp. n. Male pure white, excepting the antennae and the last four segments of the abdomen, both of which are tinged with pale yellow. The female only differs from the male in having the primaries crossed beyond the middle from the costal to the inner margin by two very faint yellow lines. Expanse, <3 and $ 1^ inch. Hab. Guatemala, in the City (Rodriguez). This species can at once be distinguished from all the Eastern species of Chasmina known to me by the tibia and tarsus being quite white instead of yellow or orange spotted with black. For the female of this insect I am indebted to the kindness of M. Candeze. Fam. APAMIDES. CELCENA (?) LILACINA, Sp. n. Male and female alike. Primaries dark brown, crossed from the costal to the inner margin by three purplish-grey bands, the first close to the base, the second beyond the cell, and the third sub-marginal; the fringe dark brown. Secondaries dull brown, slightly |