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very wide range, including the Neotropical region and Malayan 

 subregion.' Specimens from Costa Rica collected by Mr. Schaus 

 are all very much larger, but with the wing-shape of the Panama 

 specimen. 



RHODONEURA PAULLULA Pagenstecher. 



1. Tabernilla, Canal Zone, May, 1907 (Busck). 



RHODONEURA MESCEMEMNA, new species. 



Fore wing pointed at apex, a projection below middle of outer 

 margin; hind wing with strong emargination below tip. Lilaceous 

 with coarse black strigose dots in hnes; apex minutely white with 

 black dot; a square red discal mark with black dots at the corners; 

 a broad outer red band, widening on costal half; terminal area reddish 

 shaded; a dark subterminal line with blackish shade across it at the 

 projection of the margin. Hind wing with the inner third shaded 

 with black and red, cut across before middle by a reddish band, 

 which runs sharply to margin below the emargination as a white ray. 

 Expanse, 19 mm. 



Cotypes. — Two specimens, No. 16105, U.S.N.M.; selected from a 

 series of seven; LaChorrera, May, 1912 (Busck) ; Corozal, Canal Zone, 

 April, 1911 (Busck). 



RHODONEURA PAMMICRA, new species. 



Bronzy brown, reticulated with dark brown; two lines forming an 

 outer band \videning on costa, one distinct and straight; a similar 

 subterminal line. Hind wing with heavier lines broadly reticulating 

 over fine strigae, inclosmg a pale elliptical patch touching costa and 

 one on tornus. Expanse, 14 mm. 



Type.— 'No. 16106, U.S.N.M.; Taboga Island, June, 1911 (Busck). 



SICULODES POSTPONENS, new species. 



Ground color whitish; terminal haK of fore wing overlaid with 

 smoky violaceous; numerous strigose transverse bands of blackish 

 gray, the five inner ones broken, the four outer ones more continuous 

 and curved; a red shade beyond end of cell with black patch below it; 

 a white speck at apex, containing a black dot. Hind wing broadly 

 washed with whitish on inner area, the apex violaceous gray; a 

 mesial gray band, heavily stained with purple-black centrally, 

 resembling a discal spot. Expanse, 23-27 mm. 



Cotypes. — Two specimens, No. 16107, U.S.N.M.; Corozal, Canal 

 Zone, March, 1911 (Busck) ; La Chorrera, May, 1912 (Busck). 



BRIXIA MOLECULA, new species. 



Creamy white; head brown; fore wing with fine gray strigse; a 

 rounded gray patch at inner third centrally and a band at outer third, 

 irregular, widening to costa; a red-brown band from costa before 

 apex to vein 5, forked below; a short band a tornus. Hind wing 

 with an inner gray narrow band; a broad mesial one, rounded off at 



1 Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1887, p. 620. 



