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Show 236 MR. W. SCHAUS ON NEW HETEROCERA [Mar. 6, buff space, speckled with black, on the inner margin, the base of the triangle formed by vein 2; the rest of the wing dark velvety grey, with large dark velvety brown spots, edged with lilacine, as follows :-a subapical irregular spot; a five-sided spot at a third from the base and reaching the median vein; a small triangular spot in the cell, resting on the median vein ; a large oval oblique spot near the outer margin crossing veins 3 to 5 ; three spots between the median and submedian veins ; a terminal row of spots disappearing towards the apex; the fringe reddish brown. Secondaries dull blackish brown. Underneath, primaries brown; secondaries dark grey, irregularly spotted with a darker shade. Exp. 46 millim. Hab. Aroa, Venezuela. Fam. HEPIALID^;. 39. DALACA SERTA, sp. nov. Body reddish brown. Primaries reddish brown, greyish along the inner and outer margins ; transverse lunular lines, interrupted by the veins, cover tbe wings with a mass of grey lunules outwardly shaded with brown, and they are most numerous on the outer third of the wing. Secondaries reddish brown. Exp. 3 41 millim. Hab. Jalapa, Mexico. 06s. Allied to Dalaca assa, Druce. Fam. DIOPTIDJE. 40. POLYPOETES RUFIPUNCTA, sp. nov. Palpi black, orange at the base. Head black. Collar black, laterally white. Thorax black; patagia orange, with a black and a grey streak. Abdomen dorsally black ; the posterior portion of each segment narrowly yellowish ; underneath white. Primaries above black; all the veins on the basal half of the wing yellowish ; a round white spot just beyond the cell; a round subapical orange-red spot. Secondaries above black ; a round white spot beyond the cell, connected with the base of the wing by a broad yellowish space. Underneath, the primaries are black with the two spots as on the upper surface, and a white streak at the base; secondaries white, the outer margin broadly black. Exp. 25 millim. Hab. Castro, Novo Friburgo. Fam. LIMACODID^E. 41. SEMYRA CARDIA, sp. nov. Palpi and head yellow. Thorax brown, mingled with yellow scales. Abdomen dark brown ; at the base laterally covered with long yellow hairs. Primaries above violaceous brown ; the costal margin for two thirds from the base narrowly yellow ; tbe base of |
