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This insect belongs to the deteriuinata group, from which it is 

 easily distingiiiJied by its black body and antennae, its intense black 

 color of wings and its larger size. 



Collected by the botanists of Dr. Dieck, of Zoeschen, Germany, 

 in whose honor I have named it. 



Spningicampa bisecta \ar. nebulosa n. var. 



My indefatigable collaborator, Mr. Doll, has raised this charm- 

 ing insect. It is a 9 of large size, and is heavily powdered with 

 grains of blackish brown color. 



On primaries the diagonal line from apex to the basal centre of 

 interior margin is very prominent, forming a conspicuous line of 

 blackish brown, the space between this line and exterior margin 

 being especially powdered, somewhat fading towards margin. Discal 

 spot prominent and suffused with grains of blackish brown. Sec- 

 ondaries of a rich yellow with a beautiful roseate basal hue fading 

 towards centre. 



Type coll. B. Neumoegen. 

 Horama jalapensis n. sp. 



Head black; palpi creamy white; orbit of eyes black. Antennce black, 

 with whitish tips; a vertical spot of creamy white between antennae. Patagiee 

 and thorax scaled with creamy white spote. Abdomen black, with segments 

 of creamy white, the segment near thorax being broken up in creamy white 

 spots. Legs heavily tufted, as in H. texana. The tuft of black color with 

 stem and tips of creamy white hair. Primaries and secondaries, and fringes 

 of uniform grayish black color above and below. By these peculiarities this 

 insect is easily distinguished from Horama texana. Expanse of ]3rimaries 

 i>< inch. Length of body Y% inch. 



Habitat. — Jalapa, Mexico. Collected by Mr. Wm. Schaus, Jr. 

 Type coll. B. Neumoegen. 



SVNTOMID^. 

 Genus IRA Neumoegen. 



Wings of the peculiar shape of Syntomis, but not vitreous. 

 Secondaries extremely narrow, o\ate-lanceolate, about one-third the 

 size of primaries. From base to apex of secondaries, traversing 

 submedian nerves, a semi-vitreous, very distinct fold. Head rather 

 small, free. Eyes prominent; palpi distinct, with acute terminal 

 joint. Antennce biserrate. Body slender, not quite the size of 

 primaries. Legs slender, without tibial spurs. 



The characteristic of this genus is its intense rose color of wings, 

 thorax and body, the anal half of latter being dark black, much 

 resembling some South American Zygcenids in its ornamentation. 

 It is a native of Cuba and xery rare, as Dr. J. Gundlach has only 

 found this one insect in his forty years' researches. 



