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DESCRIPTION OF INTERESTING NEW SPECIES OF HE- 

 TEROCERA FROM ALL PARTS OF OUR CONTINENT. 



By B. Neumoegen. 

 Platythyris granulata. n. sp. 



Antennae, head, thorax, abdomen and legs grey. The tips of tho- 

 rax and the abdomen, especially the former, powdered with orange. 



Primaries of brownish grey color, traversed by innumerable little 

 undulating lines from costa to interior margin, uniting into irregular 

 small ovals at the intersection of the nerves, giving the appearance of 

 numberless granules. These granules from base of wing to within a 

 short space from exterior margin tinted with reddish orange. The 

 space along exterior margin is grey. Fringes of a darker brownish 

 grey than primaries, with a white curve at inner angle. An irregular, 

 vitreous, discal spot at the inner edge of a greyish brown transverse 

 band, which is broadest at costa and sharpens considerably at junction 

 with interior margin. Along costa five irregular, partly triangular 

 spots of straw yellow, two of them near inner edge of transverse band, 

 one in the middle of the same, and two at the anterior edge of the 

 band. Shape of wing curved at middle of exterior margin and at inner 

 angle. 



Secondaries concolorous, from base to within exterior margin, 

 where the brownish grey prevails, the granules are likewise tinted with 

 reddish orange. A vitreous discal spot, about four times larger than 

 the one on primaries, of irregular square shape, cut in triangularly at 

 anterior edge, giving it the appearance of having two pointed teeth. 

 Wing curved i.i at centre of exterior margin and at anal angle. 



Beneath, primaries and secondaries of light straw color, the trans- 

 verse lines, which form the granules, of brownish color. Brownish 

 shading near apex of primaries, the transverse band brown, and vitre- 

 ous discal spot prominent. The five costal spots plainly visible. 

 Brownish tinge near base and around discal spot of secondaries. 

 Fringes as above. 



Expanse of wings, 23 mm. Length of body, 6 mm. 



Habitat: Fort Huachuco, Arizona. Type $ , coll. B. Neumoegen. 



Nemeophila Geddesi. n. sp. 



Antenna, head and abdomen black. Thorax, collar and an anal 

 tuft of bright yellow. The abdomen has lateral stripes of straw yellow, 

 and segmentary bands of same color near anus. Legs straw yellow. 



Primaries black, with two prominent markings in straw yellow. One 

 an oblique, broad, irregular band from costa to exterior margin above 

 anal angle, thus separating the wing into an irregular, triangular, black 

 apical patch. The inner part of this band edges off inwardly near me- 

 dian nervure, and runs parallel with same, thus giving the band the 

 appearance of being toothed, the outer tooth only touching the ex- 

 terior margin. The other is a broad basal stripe along median nervure, 

 sharpening towards centre and nearly in conjunction with inner tooth 



