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Callicarus jalapensis, n. sp. Head, thorax, abdomen, legs and wings dark 

 brown, the primaries darkest at the base and becoming paler towards the apex. At 

 the base of primaries is a small violet spot. Tarsus pale yellow. 

 Expanse, 40 mm. i Q. Jalapa. 



Cosmosoma aleus, n. sp. Male. —Primaries hyaline white ; the veins, outer 

 borders, apices, and a large space extending from the internal angle to the discal cell, 

 and also a spot at ihe end of the cell, brown -black. The costal and internal areas 

 to near apex and internal angle, also the base of wings dull orange. Secondaries 

 white, hyaline, orange at base ; the costal margin narrowly brown-black, the outer 

 margin very broadly so. Underneath the markings are repeated as on upper side ; 

 costal margin of primaries narrowly yellow ; on costal margin of secondaries a broad 

 yellow space, and also yellow at the base. Antennae black, tipped with white. Head 

 and thorax black, spotted with blue ; tvi'o orange spots on collar ; tegulse streaked 

 with dull orange. Abdomen black wuh two dorsal and a lateral row of metallic blue 

 spots. The female differs in having Only a small dark space at the internal angle of 

 the primaries, so that the space between the third and fourth nerviiles of the median 

 vein is hyaline and not opaque as in the male. The border on the outer margin of 

 the secondaries is also nuich nai rower than in the male. 



Expanse, 26 to 31 mm. Paso de San Juan. 



This species is very abundant amongst low shrubs on the outskirts 

 of the forest, and was found in large numbers flying with C. aiige, C. 

 cingulattim and C. 1711 par. 



Dycladia pyrrha, n. sp. Wings hyaline white with a narrow black border, 

 which is widest at the apices of^the primaries. On the costal margin at the base of 

 primaries there are a few orange scales. Underneath the same as above ; yellowish 

 at the base of the wings. Antennae black with a white circle near their tips. Head, 

 abdomen and legs dull black. Thorax and tegulte bright orange. 



Expanse, 19 mm. i (^. Paso de San Juan. 



Family ARCTIID^, 



Subfamily CHARIDEIN..E. 



Aclytia lucania, n. sp. Primaries dull brown. Secondaries whitish hyaline 

 with the apices and outer margins black, especially broad at the anal angle. Under- 

 neath the same as above. Antennae, head and thorax dull brown ; two small yellow 

 spots at the base of the tegul*. Abdomen dorsally and laterally with three rows of 

 metallic blue spots. Underneath abomen yellow. 

 Expanse, 36 mm. i 9- Coatepec. 



Aclytia superba, n. sp. Primaries glossy black, with a darker velvety blotch 

 near the apex, and two indistinct bands of the same character extending from the 

 cell to the inner margin. Secondaries semitransparent white with a black spot at the 

 end of the cell, and a very broad black border to the apices and outer margins. 

 Antennas, head and thorax black. Abdomen above with the entire first segment, 

 and the dorsal portion of the second segment black ; otherwise bright red with narrow 

 black transverse bands between each segment. Abdomen underneath black. Legs 

 black ; fore femora bright red. 



Expanse, 47 mm. 1 9- Coatepec. 



