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surmoiiuted by a round silver spot on subcostal vein ; the outer line greyisb, out- 

 wardly edged with black, inwardly oblique from costa to vein 2, then slightly 

 wavy to inner margin ; an irregular subterminal row of black marks, tlie apical 

 spot inwardly shaded with white; fringe the same color as wing. Secondaries 

 duller reddish brown ; long pale buff hairs on inner margin ; fringe dark grey at 

 base, terminally pale buff. Expanse 56 mm. 



Habitat. — Cu ba. 



In many specimens the silver spots are absent. 



Hapigia ciirvilinea.— Head, collar, thorax dark reddish brown; some 

 dark grey scales behind head. Abdomen blackish grey above; basal buff tufts; 

 underneath buff; a ventral patch of reddish brown scales and similar tufts on 

 legs. Primaries very dark reddish brown, especially at base, on, and above inner 

 margin and along outer margin ; blackish shades on costa and basal third of 

 wing; a bright light brown spot below cell near base, and a dash of the same 

 color between 2 and 3; some buff hairs at base of inner margin ; inner line indis- 

 tinct black ; a large silver cell spot constricted, containing an irregular golden 

 line edged with reddish scales ; a small round silver spot on subcostal before the 

 cell spot, and this also contains reddish and golden scales; outer line dark grey 

 outwardly shaded with black; this line outwardly curved from costa to below 

 vein 2, then forming another slight curve to inner margin ; outer space shaded 

 with lilacine and crossed by indistinct greyish shades; terminal blackish spots 

 between the veins; a large silver spot at apex, shaded with golden and mottled 

 with red scales. Secondaries dark grey. Expanse 67 mm. 



Habitat. — British Guiana. 



Hapigia plateada. — Palpi violaceous brown. Collar dark violaceous 

 brown. Thorax lilacine brown. Abdomen buff, shaded with grey subdorsally, 

 and with a darker basal tuft. Primaries bright brown ; costa finely blackish ; a 

 fine black interrupted basal Hue; the inner line fine, lunular below cell, from 

 costa at one-fourth to middle of inner margin, preceded above and below subme- 

 dian by a dark mark ; a large black spot below vein 2, and a black dash beyond 

 cell spot; the silver cell spot very large irregularly triangular, the anterior inner 

 portion separated by a fine line, and the larger portion containing some reddish 

 lines; the outer line fine darker brown, indistinct, slightly curved from costa to 

 below vein 2; some indistinct subterminal black marks; apex black, preceded 

 by a large irregular silvery spot. Secondaries yellowish white. Expanse 63 mm. 



Habitat. — British Guiana. 



Ovving to the hirge cell spot this resembles strongly the species of 

 Chliara. 



i'hliara notlia Mosch. 



Having recently received this species from British Guiana, I find 

 it should be removed to Hapigia, and it is, I think, only a strongly 

 marked form of smerinthoides Wlk. 



TKANS. AM. ENT. SOC. XXX, JUNE. 1904. 



