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NEW HETEROCERA FROM VARIOUS PARTS OF 

 OUR CONTINENT. 



Bv B. Neumoegen. 



Varina, n. g. — Head prominent, front broad; palpi porrect; an- 

 tennae pectinated entirely, and as long as in Parasa; thorax hairy, 

 patagia; defined; abdomen long, slender, tapering towards tip and 

 tufted, extending about one-third beyond secondaries; primaries well 

 developed; costa straight, somewhat swollen near base ; apex and 

 inner angle rounded; exterior margin convex. Secondaries not quite 

 equal in width to primaries; apex and anal angle rounded. 



Varina ornata, n. sp. — Antennae and legs light brown; head and 

 body of dark chestnut-brown; thorax and primaries chestnut-brown; 

 fringes concolorous, with a darker marginal line; lighter shades at base, 

 along costa and exterior margin ; two irregular transverse lines starting 

 from costa; the lower half of them from median nervure to interior 

 margin of brilliant white, the upper half being submerged by rich 

 chestnut shades; the anterior line undulating inwardly as far as median 

 nervure, whence it bulges out in a sharp angle towards interior margin, 

 this angle being especially illuminated by white; beyond this line, at 

 inner angle, a brick-red maculation, crowned by a few small black 

 spots; the inner transverse Hue swinging in a semi-circular way around 

 base; the space included by it having a brick-red shade along median 

 nervure and a few black dots at base; the interspace between the two 

 transverse lines of a deep, rich chestnut-brown, darkest at centre, with 

 a prominent, large reniform discal spot of brick-red hue, encircled by 

 brilliant white. Secondaries uniform, brownish black ; fringes somewhat 

 lighter. Beneath, primaries and secondaries blackish brown, with lighter 

 shades along exterior margins; small black discal dots on both wings. 



Exp. of wings 21 mm. Length of body 9 mm. 



Hal). — Central Florida. 



Type $ Coll. B. Neumoegen. 



This handsome insect belongs to the Cochlidimcc. and should be 

 placed between Parasa and Phobetron. 



Basilodes mirabilis, n. sp. — Head and thorax greenish; abdomen 

 and legs light yellow; antennae yellowish; primaries of delicate, light 

 greenish tint; fringes yellowish; cut of wings quite remarkable, bulg- 

 ing out at centre of exterior margin, then retracing and pointing out- 

 wardly at inner angle; a bright, dark green, large triangular costal spot 

 at junction of base and costa, the point of the spot resting at base; 

 another somewhat oval, large costal blotch of bright dark green near 

 apex; from apex to interior margin, resting on latter near inner angle. 



