Heterocera from Costa Rica. 519 



EmpelaiJwa piiidarus, sp. n. 



cJ . Palpi fuscous, third joint inorated with buff. Body 

 and wings reddish brown tinged with lilacine. Abdomen 

 with fine lilacine-white segmental lines. Fore wings : lines 

 darker reddish brown ; the antemedial vertical, preceded by 

 whitish spots on veins ; orbicular rather large, consisting of 

 an annular whitish line ; a medial darker shade ; some 

 darker shading at and beyond end of cell, but no reniforin ; 

 postmedial outcurved beyond cell, marked by white points 

 on veins, terminating as a white line on inner margin, where 

 it is preceded by a few lilacine white irrorations ; subterminal 

 dark points with some white irrorations between veins and 

 heavily shaded with whitish grey from vein 4 to apex, 

 forming a broad line ; small marginal clusters of white scales 

 between veins and terminal white points at veins. Hind 

 ■wings : costa shaded with grey ; a broad medial lighter 

 brown shade from cell to inner margin, where it is mottled 

 with grey, and edged by two dark reddish-brown lines, the 

 outer line followed by white points; subterminal, marginal, 

 and terminal points as on fore wings, but less distinct and 

 without any broad grey shading. 



Expanse 36 mm. 



Hah. Juan Vinas. 



Dagassa? atalanta, sp. n. 



? . Palpi whitish buff, irrorated with dark purple. Head 

 and collar buff irrorated with brown, the latter shaded with 

 brown behind. Thorax dark grey, the patagia shaded with 

 brown. Abdomen dull brown ; a black transverse line at 

 base ; giey segmental lines, broadest terminally ; anal hairs 

 buff. Wings dull brown, shaded with purplish grey from 

 base to postmedial line ; a black-brown terminal line. 

 Fore wings : costa buff, finely striated with fuscous to post- 

 medial, then finely black with the usual buff spots ; lines 

 dark brown, the antemedial wavy, inbent in cell, followed by 

 a small orbicular black spot; medial line wavy, outcurved in 

 cell ; reniform consisting of an inbent dark line edged with 

 greyish ; postmedial line slightly outcurved, geminate, 

 tilled in with purplish grey ; very faint traces of subterminal 

 spots; cilia shaded with buff from vein 3 to tornus. Hind 

 wings: a fine dark brown antemedial line; a black discal 

 point; postmedial geminate as on fore wings; cilia buff at 

 base, then iuscous tipped with white. Wings below greyish 

 striated with fuscous, the lines fine, also fuscous. Fore 



