462 NoVtTATES ZOOLOGItAE XXIV'. I'Jll. 



29. Opharus catharinae, up. nov. 



2. Allied to flavipuiictata Herr.-Sch., but much darker. The black-browu 

 markings of thorax are replaced by deep black ; the pale orange of thorax and 

 abdomen arc replaced by deep reddish orange. On the forcwing the dark 

 marks are deep black not sooty brown, and on the disc beyond postmedian banil 

 are two large black cloud patches, and the postdiscal dark marks all have 

 orange centres ; the lemon-yellow spots of flavipunclata are all replaced by dark 

 greenish-orange spots, while the ground-colour of the forewings is rich cinnamon- 

 brown not cinnamon-grey and the hmdwing is cinnamon-brown strongly clouded 

 with black not greyish white. 



Length of forewing : 9 catharinae 34 mm. Expanse 77 mm. 

 ,, ,, ? flavipunctaia 31 mm. ,, 71 mm. 



Habitat. Sta. Catharina, 2 $?. 



30. Halisidota luridioides, sp. nov. 



cJ?. Nearest to lurida H. Edw., but much shorter and blunter in both wings 

 and much broader. 



Differs bj' the ajjex of both wings being less produced and in the wings 

 being much wider ; the abdomen is blacker ; the brownish streaks and strigi- 

 lations are more distinct and longer so that the general colour appears much 

 darker. 



Length of fore\\ iiig ; lurida S 25-30 mm., ? 29-33 mm. 

 ,, ,, ,, luridioides 3 25-29 mm., ¥ 25-27 mm. 



Breadth of forewing : lurida S 8-12 mm., ? 10-12 mm. 



,. .. luridioides J 12-15 mm., ? 11-12 mm. 



Expanse of forewing : lurida o 56-66 mm., ? 65-73 mm. 



,, ,, ,, luridioides (J 56-64 mm., ? 56-60 mm. 



Habitat. Monte Toliraa, Columbia, 3,200 metres = 10,400 ft., January 1910 

 (A. H. Fassl.), 4 (J (J; St. Javier, Rio Cachabi (Flemming and Miquetta), 1 9; 

 Sto. Domingo, C'arabaya, 6,000 ft., November 1902 (G. Ockenden), 1 ?. 



31. Halisidota pseudofalacra, sp. nov. 



o. Similar to jalacra Dogn., but smaller and with much narrower wings. 



$. Antennae, head, and thorax dirty cream colour ; abdomen similar, but 

 greyer. 



Forewings cream colour freckled irregularly with pale brov^n ; a black 

 stigma at lower angle of cell. Hindwings cream colour. 



Length of forewing : $ 20 mm. Expanse : 44 mm. 



Habitat. San Ramon, Nicaragua, 375 ft., June 1905 (Palmer), 1 cj. 



32. Diacrisea oriens, sp. nov. 



S. Antennae black ; head lemon-yellow, back of vertex orange ; thorax 

 lemon-yellow, hind edge of tegulae orange ; abdomen deep orange with black 

 bands except on last and first segments. 



Forewing lemon-yellow. Hindwing paler lemon. J similar, but larger. 



Lengtli of forewing : <J 22 mm., ? 28 mm. Expanse : <S 50 mm., ? 64 mm. 



Habitat. Tsumel, South-West African Protectorate, 1 o, 1 ?. 



