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22. Halioscia ruptimacula spec. nov. 



Closely resembling //. cotKjciier Wun-. (OoKjiila), from Iviu HciiR'nirii, Hiitish 

 (Juiaiia, (Ifscrilied in Xoe. Zool. vii. ]i. liiii, ljut differiiij;' in the i'ollowing 

 imrticiilars : 



The cell-s|)ots iu both wings are roiiiiil, not elongate ; the dark lilotch on 

 outer margin below apex of forewing is narrower, and distinctly divided by a 

 pale snbmarginal line, as in //. procellosa Warr. ; that at anal angle is shorter 

 and deeper, more rounded. In the hind wing the long apical blotch is broken 

 up into two smaller and shorter blotches, one at apex, the other beyond cell, and 

 the anal blotch is much reduced in size. 



Exjianse of wings : 32 mm. 



1 S i'rom La Union, R. Hnacamayo, Carabaya, Peru, 2000 ft., December 1!)04, 

 wet season (Ockenden). 



23. Hemithea decipiens sjiec. nov. 



ForcwiiKj : dull grey-green ; the costa dotted purplish and yellowish ; the 

 lines pale, the outer dentate-lunulate, at about one-third and two-thirds, the median 

 area slightly darker; cell-spot dark green, large; marginal line purplish, 

 interrupted at end of veins by ratlier large yellow spots ; fringe grey-green in 

 outer half, tlie basal half yellowish, cliequered with dark grey Ijeyond the veins. 



Hindwimj : similar, without inner line. 



Underside whitish green ; the apex of hindwing (and sometimes the aual angle 

 of forewing) with a dark blotch reaching vein 5. 



Head, tliorax, and abdomen greenish ; vertex white ; paliii and forelegs tinged 

 with reddish ; dorsum slightly marked with grey. 



Expanse of wings : cJ 18 mm. ; ? 20—22 mm. 



1 (J from Tia Oroya, R. Inambari, Carabaya, Peru, 3100 ft., Decemlier I905, wet 

 season (Ockenden), tyi}e ; 2 cJc? from R. lluacamayo, Peru, June 1U04, dry season 

 (Ockenden) ; 2 ¥ ? from Aroewarwa (Jreek, Maroewym Valley, Surinam, April to 

 Jnne 1905 (Klages) ; 1 ¥ from Caparo, Trinidad, December IU05 (Klages) ; 1 ? 

 Port of Spain, Trinidad (Birch). 



Antennae of c? subserrate and i)ubescent merely ; otherwise indistinguishable 

 from Gelamna. 



24. Hydata radiata spec. nov. 



ForiitciiKj : very pale hyaline green ; the costal streak, the cell, the inner 

 margin, and a sidjmarginal band pale fawn-colour ; this band is crossed by a 

 fawn-coloured streak above vein 0, and is connected by a short streak above vein 4 

 with tlie cell ; a fawn-coloured marginal shading ; fringe pale green with yellow 

 base ; across the central hyaline area two darker lines can be traced, the outer 

 one excurved above. 



lluidwiiiij : fawn-colour, with a curved green band at one-third and a dull 

 yellow wavy tlentate one at two-thirds ; fringe green. 



Underside very jiale green, the dark markings showing througii in (brewing 

 only. 



Thorax and abdomen fawn-colour ; face, vertex, and antennae white. 



Expanse of wings : 27 mm. 



'Z <S 6 from Cushi, Province Hnauuco, Peru, lUOO m. (Hoffmanns). 



Tiie outer margin of hindwing is bluntly prominent at vein 6. 



