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traria, Felder, specimens of which are before me from Ecuador, but quite distinct. 
The single specimen from Colombia is considerably larger than the Central-American 
examples, though agreeing perfectly in other respects. 
Fam. DREPANULIDE. 
PEROPHORA. 
Perophora, Harris, Report on Ins. Mass. Injurious to Vegetation, ed. 1, p. 299 (1841) ; ed. 2, p. 319 
(1842) ; Walker, Cat. iv. p. 974. 
I am adopting Perophora with considerable doubt, not having seen any specimens of 
the North-American P. melsheimerii, Harris, the type of the genus. The two species 
from our country agree fairly well with, though very distinct from, the insects placed 
in this genus by Walker, viz. P. batesit and P. hamata, from Brazil, both of which 
are contained in the British Museum. 
1. Perophora hegewischi, sp.n. (Tab. XXIV. fig. 3, 2.) 
Primaries and secondaries uniform pale pinkish fawn-colour, slightly darker at the base and along the costal 
margin of the former, both wings crossed near the outer margin by two quite narrow lines (the inner line 
of a reddish-brown colour, the outer dusky) and with the fringe distinctly darker; the underside of 
both wings as above, but slightly paler: head, thorax, abdomen, antenne, and legs pale pinkish fawn- 
colour. Expanse 2 inches. 
Hab. Mexico (Hegewisch, in mus. Staudinger). 
A specimen in the collection of Dr. Staudinger is the only one I have seen of this 
species ; it is without any exact Mexican locality, but most likely came from the southern 
part of that country, its nearest allies being found in Tropical South America. 
2. Perophora (?) fabia, sp. n. (Tab. XXIV. fig. 2, ¢.) 
Male. Primaries dark fawn-colour, speckled with black scales along the costal margin, a light-coloured spot 
close to the base on the inner margin and a round pale-coloured spot at the end of the cell, a narrow dark 
brown line crossing beyond the end of the cell from the costal margin near the apex to the inner margin 
close to the anal angle, the space between the line and the outer margin being pale cream-colour thickly 
speckled with brown and black scales ; secondaries dark fawn-colour, with an almost central dark brown 
line extending from the costal margin near the apex to the inner margin above the anal angle, the base, 
a spot at the apex, and tho anal angle pale cream-colour, thickly irrorated with brown and black scales ; 
the underside as above but paler, and both wings with a narrow submarginal waved black line: head 
and the front of the thorax pale pink; tegule cream-colour, speckled with black; thorax and abdomen 
fawn-colour, the underside of the former and the legs pink; antenn pale brown. Expanse 13 inch. 
Hab. Panama (Ribbe, in mus. Staudinger). 
This beautiful species is very distinct from all others of the genus known to me, 
and it is possible that upon receipt of further material it may be necessary to place it 
in a new genus. 
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