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lines edging tegulae dorsally and laterall}-. Abdomen orange buff; 

 a dorsal triangular black spot on second segment and small paired 

 lines on following segment; terminal three segments black with dor- 

 sal metallic blue spots; lateral metallic blue transverse lines edged 

 with black; underneath with narrow black segmental lines. Legs 

 black with orange buff streaks and a spot on fore coxae. Wings 

 orange buff'; hind wing with median, veins 2, 3, 5, and a broad streak 

 before inner margin black, also terminal black suffusions between 

 veins 2-5. Underside with the black markings reduced. 



Expanse. — 42 mm. 



Habitat. — La Cumbre, Colombia. 



Type.— C?it. No. 26320, U.S.N.M. 



Received from E. Phillip. 



SORITENA, new genus. 



MaJe. — Antennae shortly bipectinate. Palpi obliquely upturned 

 reaching above vertex, smoothly scaled, the third joint short. Legs 

 smoothly scaled, the hind tibiae with very short spurs. Fore wing 

 moderately broad, the tornus rounded, the inner margin rounded; 

 vein 2 well before angle; 3, 4, 5 slightly apart at lower angle; 6 

 from upper angle; 7, 8, 9 stalked, 7 before 9; 10 and 11 free. Hind 

 wing; costal margin rounded, also the apex, the costa and upper half 

 of cell clothed below with coarser scales; vein 2 from near base of 

 cell; 3 from angle; 4 and 5 shortly stalked from angle; 6 and 7 coin- 

 cident; 8 from middle of cell sinuous. 



Type of genus. — S. habanera Schaus. 



Can be placed near Bertholdia. 



SORITENA HABANERA, new species. 



Male. — Head, thorax, and fore wing maize yellow. Abdomen above 

 light orange yellow, underneath light buff'. Legs mouse gray. Hind 

 wing white. Fore wing below and costa of hind wing light buff. 



Expanse. — 29 nmi. 



Habitat. — Havana, Cuba. 



Type.— C^t. No. 26321, U.S.N.M. 



AMMALO RAMSDENl. new species. 



Female. — Palpi, head, collar, and thorax mouse gray ; a scarlet spot 

 behind antennae; some pale ochraceous buff' mottling on edge of 

 tegulae; small scarlet tufts on metathorax. Abdomen dorsallj^ suf- 

 fused with blue black on basal half, with greenish black on terminal 

 half, the basal tufts and underside deep mouse gray. Legs m.ouse 

 gray, the coxae and tibiae streaked with scarlet. Fore wing pale ecru 

 drab, the veins black except submedian which is light ochreous buff; 

 a small subbasal fuscous spot on costa, and a larger spot below cell: a 



