60 Journal New York Entomological Society. [v6i. iv. 



Heliconisa catherina, sp. nov. 



Body fawn color ; antennte black. Wings with the basal two-thirds fawn color, 

 becoming diaphanous outwardly ; the outer third of the wings black with some indis- 

 tinct brownish r.treaks between the veins ; a brownish spot at the end of the cells. 

 Expanse ^ loo mm. 



Habitat : Santa Catherina, S. E. Brazil. 



Dirphia bertha, sp. nov. 



Head reddish. Thorax black, the patagiae edged with yellow. Abdomen red 

 in the $ , brownish in the J • Primaries above very dark gray ; all the veins orange 

 edged on either side with pale yellow ; a yellowish streak in the cell, and another 

 between the median and submedian veins ; at the end of the cell a small dark red 

 spot circled with black. Secondaries in the $ red with long yellow hairs at the 

 base ; the outer margin black interrupted by yellow veins ; fringe yellow ; a large 

 black spot with a brownish centre crossed by a white line at the end of the cell. In 

 the 9 the secondaries are pinkish shading to gray on the outer margin, \vhere the 

 veins are tinged with yellow ; the discal spot as in the male. Underneath the wings 

 are dull gray in the J with yellowish veins ; in the $ the primaries below are red 

 and the disc of the secondaries yellowish with broad black margins, all the veins be- 

 ing yellowish. Expanse $ 88 mm. J 74 n^"^- 



Habitat : Castro, Parana. 



I name this beautiful species Bertha in honor of the wife of E. D. 

 Jones, Esq., who has done so much to give us a knowledge of the 

 fauna of Southeast Brazil. 



Dirphia taglia, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax brown, the latter with a few white hairs. Abdomen red 

 dorsally, whitish laterally and underneath. Primaries brown ; near the base three 

 lilacine transverse bands ; a dark spot in the cell ; a dentate outer brown line shaded 

 on either side with lilacine ; a subterminal brownish indistinct line beyond which the 

 outer margin is lilacine gray. Secondaries brown with an outer and a submarginal 

 wavy lilacine band ; at the end of the cell a large dark spot containing some lighter 

 scales and circled with yellow. Underneath light brown, both wings crossed by an 

 outer lilacine band and the outer margins are broadly lilacine. Expanse 9 74 mm. 



Habitat : Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 

 Allied to Dirphia perdix Massn. 



