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ish gray ; the lines wavy, broad, darker than the median space ; the inner hne perpen- 

 dicular ; the outer line from costa near apex to inner margin near the angle ; a large 

 white spot at the end of the cell. Secondaries with the outer margin and anal angle 

 gray ; the costal margin brown ; the inner margin nearly black. Underneath dark 

 gray with a broad blackish outer transverse shade on both wings. Abdomen golden 

 browi;i with paler transverse bands. Expanse 54 mm. 



Habitat : Rio Janeiro. 

 Othorene lilacina, sp. nov. 



Male. Body above yellow ; the patagife lilacine ; dark transverse bands on 

 abdotnen. Body below lilacine ; the legs red. Wings lilacine. Primaries, the 

 costa, lines and a shade on outer margin, between veins 3 and 5, darker ; the inner 

 line nearly straight ; the outer line lunular from costa near apex to middle of inner 

 margin. Secondaries with the costal margin broadly suffused with brown ; an outer 

 dark line, nearly straight. Expanse 64 mm. 



Habitat : Colombia. 

 Othorene irrorta, sp. nov. 



Male light reddish brown, slightly irrorated with lilacine ; the base narrowly the 

 outer margin beyond the line, and a large round discal spot lilacine ; the inner line 

 indistinct, very close to base ; the outer line fine, violaceous from apex, slightly curved, 

 to inner margin at two-tliirds from base. Secondaries roseate ; the costa and outer 

 margin tinged with light brown. Underneath primaries roseate at base and in disc ; 

 costal margin yellowish brown ; outer margin lilacine ; the outer line red ; a large 

 black discal spot. Secondaries very pale pink ; the costal margin to line light yel- 

 lowish brown. 



Eemale. Primaries brown, more thickly covered with black and lilacine strice; 

 the inner line fine, curved, indistinct ; discal spot hardly visible ; outer line, fine, 

 dark, straighter than in the male. Secondaries as in the male. Underneath brown- 

 ish ; the base of primaries slightly roseate ; a very large black discal spot ; inner mar- 

 gin of secondaries broadly pinkish white. Expanse ^58 mm., 9 79 mm. 



Habitat: Jalapa, Orizaba, Mexico. 

 Othorene verana, sp. nov. 



Body and wings reddish or ochreous brown. The lines violaceous ; the inner 

 line somewhat curved, broadly shaded inwardly with lilacine; the outer line straight 

 from apex to middle of inner margin, outwardly shaded with lilacine ; the outer mar- 

 gin towards apex similarly .shaded ; the discal spot white, .sometimes surmounted by 

 another minute spot. Secondaries with some reddish scales along inner margin ; an 

 indistinct transverse median shade. Expanse 9 '^4 rnm. 



Habitat : Jalapa, Mexico. This is the O. cadjiius H. S. of the 

 Biologia. 



Adelocephala pamala, sp. nov. 



Body yellow above, white below ; patagia violaceous ; front of legs reddi.sh. 



