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primaries with the costal margin straight, slightly rounded at the apex, and the exterior margin angular 
in the middle, more so in the male than the female ; the secondaries considerably rounded from the apex 
to the middle, then nearly straight to the anal angle. 
Type Neoherminia pyramusalis, Walk. 
1. Neoherminia pyramusalis. 
Herminia pyramusalis, Walk. Cat. xvi. p. 106 (3) ’. 
Bleptina cepioalis, Walk. Cat. xix. p. 866 (d) ’. 
Hab. Norra America, United States+.—Muxico, Presidio de Mazatlan (Forrer), 
Jalapa, Cuesta de Misantla (17. Trujillo), 'Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith); Guatn- 
MALA, Purula, San Gerénimo, Duefias (Champion); Costa Rica, Volcan de Irazu 6000 
to 7000 feet, Caché (fogers); Panama, Chiriqui (22bde), Volcan de Chiriqui 2000 to 
3000 feet (Champion).—Braziu, Rio Janeiro 2. 
A very common insect in Central America. It varies considerably in colour, from 
light to quite dark brown, but in no one locality is any form constant. Mr. Herbert 
Smith captured a large number of specimens during the months of January, February, 
and March, 1888. Walker described! Herminia pyramusalis from a specimen said to 
come from the United States, but the species is not included in Grote’s ‘ Check-List of 
North-American Moths.’ The type of Bleptina cepioalis, Walk., is now in the Oxford 
Museum. 
2. Neoherminia ceusalis. (Tab. XXXIX. fig. 7.} 
Bleptina ceusalis, Walk. Cat. xix. p. 868 (?)°. 
Hab. Panama, Chiriqui (Ribbe, in mus. Staudinger).—Brazit, Rio Janeiro 1. 
The only specimen we have seen of this insect from our region is the one kindly 
communicated by Dr. Staudinger; it is almost identical with the type, now in the 
Oxford Museum. 
3. Neoherminia diruptalis. (Tab. XXXIX. fig. 8.) 
Bleptina diruptalis, Walk. Cat. xxxiv. p. 1161 (¢)’. 
Hab. Mexico, Coatepec (coll. Schaus), Jalapa (I. Trujillo), Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. 
Smith); Guatemata, El Reposo 800 feet, Zapote (Champion); Costa Rica, Volcan de 
Irazu 6000 to 7000-feet (Rogers); Panama, Chiriqui (Ridde).—Brazi}. 
Not uncommon in our region. It varies greatly in colour, the females generally 
being much darker than the males. A specimen in Mr. Schaus’s collection is the 
darkest I have seen, but on the underside it agrees with others before me from 
several of the above-mentioned localities: 
4, Neoherminia (?) bisignalis. 
Hypena bisignalis, Walk. Trans. Ent. Soc. Lond. 3rd ser. i. p. 108 (¢) ’. 
Hab. Mexico, Presidio de Mazatlan (Forrer), Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith) ; 
