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dots beneath it between these ; a pale ochreous oblique striga from 

 costa bc3-ond last of these; a violet-leaden line towards and 

 parallel to lower portion of termcn ; live small subquadrate black 

 spots on lower portion of termen narrowly separated with pale 

 ochreous : cilia violet. Hindwings dark grey ; several short 

 oclireous-Avhitish marks along terraon ; cilia light violet-grey. 



Colombia, La Crumbre, 6(500 feet, in May ; Bhixtsh Guiana, 

 Burtica, in December {Parish); five specimens. This interesting 

 form apj;cars to mimic the Crambid genus Dipti/chojihora. 



Hemimene ardescens, n. sp. 



c? . 14 mm. Head light fuscous. Palpi 3, orange-yellow, 

 towards base fuscous, along apical edge dark bluish-fuscous. 

 Thorax light fuscous, with an ochreous-whitish streak behind 

 collar on each side anteriorly. Abdomen grej'. Forewings elongate- 

 triangular, costa slightly arched, without fold, apex obtuse, termeu 

 strongly sinuate beneath apex, then rounded, rather oblique ; 

 orang(.>-f ulvous ; a lilac-fuscous basal patch, its outer edge running 

 from I of costa to near middle of dorsum, obtusely angulated above 

 middle ; three oblique leaden strigse from costa between this and 

 apex, and a short strigula between second and third, third running 

 nearly to apex ; two ochreous-white obli(iue wedgeshaped marks 

 from costa before apex ; a quadrate patch of transverse fuscous 

 strigulation extending over posterior third of dorsum and reaching 

 more than half across wing ; three black dots between this and 

 termen : cilia leaden-grey with a pale blue gloss, in subapical 

 indentation with an indistinct ochreous-whitish dot. Hindwings 

 ochreous-orange, with a submarginal fascia of fuscous suffusion ; 

 cilia grey. 



Peru. Pacaya, in July (^Mounsei/) ; one specimen. 



Hemimeae latebrata, n. sp. 



J 2 . 11-12 ram. Head and thorax dark violet-fuscous. 

 Palpi 3, dark fuscous, with an ochreous-yellow median spot, 

 beyond this suffused with dark blue. Abdomen dark fuscous. 

 Forewings elongate-triangular, costa moderately arched, without 

 fold, apex obtuse, termen slightly sinuate beneath apex, bowed, 

 somewhat oblique ; dark violet-fuscous, more or less sprinkled 

 irregularly with minute grey - whitish specks, more strongly 

 posteriorly ; costa with seven indistinct whitish marks, composed 

 each of two or three very fine strigulne, first two and fourth termi- 

 nated beneath with violet-leaden, tiiird and fifth giving rise to very 

 oblique dark blue-leaden strigse, latter running to subapical sinua- 

 tion ; ocellus margined anteriorly by a thick indistinct dark violet- 

 leaden streak reaching more than half across wing, and posteriorly 

 by a short dark blue-leaden streak on termen, latter preceded by 

 three very indistinct dark dots : cilia leaden-grey with pale blue 

 gloss, and sharp dark fuscous basal line. Hindwings dark fuscous ; 



