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tliorax and basal half of the abdomen chrome-yellow ; the 

 tegulse chrome-yellow, edged with black on the lower side j 

 antennffi black, with white tips ; the sides of the abdomen 

 near the base and two or three small dots in a line down the 

 middle bright greenish blue ; the lower half of the abdomen 

 and the anus and underside bright red, the anal segment 

 banded with blue; legs black. Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hab. Mexico, Teapa, Tabasco, March [U. H. Smith). 



This species is allied to D. mexicana^ from which it is at 

 once distinguished by the entirely different coloration of the 

 thorax and abdomen. 



Dydadia thera^ sp. n. 



Primaries black, with the hyaline markings almost identical 

 with those of D. mexicana, but with the apical spot smaller 

 and narrower ; also the black margin of the secondaries con- 

 siderably narrower. The underside of all the wings as above. 

 The head and collar bright blue, the thorax and upperside of 

 the abdomen dull black ; teguliB black, with a yellow dot at 

 the base, also a yellow spot on each side of the abdomen close 

 to the base ; the sides of the abdomen and the anal segment 

 bright blue ; the underside of the abdomen and the anal tuft 

 bright scarlet ; antennas and legs black. Expanse H inch. 



Hab. Mexico, Teapa, Tabasco, February (//. H. Smith). 



This species is allied to D. mexicana^ but it is a larger 

 insect and entirely different in the coloration of the head, 

 thorax, and abdomen. 



Dydadia utica^ sp. n. 



Primaries hyaline, broadly bordered at the apex and along 

 the outer margin with black, the base red : secondaries 

 hyaline, with the apex and outer margin edged with black. 

 The head, thorax, and abdomen black ; the collar and 

 the tegulse red ; a streak down the centre of the thorax and 

 two spots at the base white ; the underside of the thorax and 

 the base of the abdomen white ; the legs black and white ; 

 the antennee black, becoming white near the tips. Expanse 

 IjV inch. 



Hab. Mexico, La Venta, Guerrero, 300 feet {H. H, Smith) . 



This species is most nearly allied to an unnamed one in 

 my own collection from the iiahama Islands, and comes into 

 the group with D. columbina^ Hiibn. j it was taken by Mr. 

 bmith in September 1888. 



