HETEROCERA.: 493 
19. Acontia chea, sp. n. (Tab. XCV. figg. 3, ¢; 4, 2.) 
Male. Primaries white, with two brown marks on the costal margin near the base—the larger one reaching 
nearly halfway across the wing, the second quite small,—and a broad brown band extending from the 
apex to the inner margin close to the anal angle, the latter marked with some very fine white zigzag 
lines, the outer margin and the fringe white; secondaries white, slightly dusky at the apex and along 
part of the outer margin, the fringe white: head, thorax, and abdomen white, the antenne and legs 
brown.—Female, Considerably larger than the male; the primaries with the dark markings much broader 
and redder in colour, the marginal line white, slightly irrorated with blue scales on the inner side, the 
fringe brown; secondaries dark reddish-brown: the collar, thorax, and tegule white, the antenna, legs, 
and abdomen brown. Expanse, ¢ 1 inch, 9 13 inch. | 
Hab. Mexico, Durango city (Becker). 
20. Acontia darpa, sp.n. (Tab. XCV. fig. 5.) 
Primaries brown, darker from the base to the middle, the costal margin pale brownish-white from the base 
almost to the apex, a greyish mark at the end of the cell, beyond which are two very narrow black lines, 
the marginal line and a small spot close to the apex both black, the fringe dark brown; secondaries dusky 
brown, paler at the base, the fringe brown : head, antenne, thorax, abdomen, and legs brown. Expanse 
1 inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Jalapa (M. Trujitlo). 
This species is allied to A. costalis, Walk.; the sexes are very similar. 
DACIRA (I. p. 309). 
2. Dacira roma. (Tab. XCV. fig. 6, ¢.) 
Dacira roma, Druce, Ann. & Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) xiii. p. 361 (1894) °. 
Male. Primaries white, with the base broadly black, a dentated black band crossing from the costal margin to 
the anal angle, the outer margin greyish ; secondaries hyaline white: head white, the thorax reddish- 
brown, the abdomen greyish-brown, white at the base, the antenn black. Expanse 1 inch. 
Hab. Muxico, Jalapa (M. Trujillo!); Guarema.a, in the city (Rodriguez 1), 
The sexes are similar, except that the secondaries of the female are clouded with 
blackish-brown round the outer margin. 
DROBETA (I. p. 310). 
5. Drobeta lea, sp. n. (Tab. XCV. fig. 7, ¢.) 
Male. Primaries pale brownish-fawn-colour, crossed about the middle from the costal to the inner margin by 
a dark brown line edged on the outer side by a paler line, with a second brown line partly crossing the 
wing from the anal angle to near the apex, a round brown dot at the end of the cell, and a submarginal 
row of brown spots extending from the apex to the anal angle ; secondaries dark yellowish-cream-colour, 
the marginal line brown: head, collar, and tegule yellowish-fawn-colour, the thorax and abdomen pale 
brown, the antenne and legs brown. Expanse 17 inch. 
Hab. Guaremaa, Cahabon in Vera Paz (Champion). 
One specimen. 
6. Drobeta cilix, sp.n. (Tab. XCV. fig. 8, 3.) 
Male. Primaries and secondaries reddish-brown; the primaries crossed from the costal to the inner margin by 
two narrow lines—the first nearest the base, almost straight, the second beyond the cell, curved,—and 
