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brownish to near the anus, which is pale straw-colour. 

 The female is the same as the male, excepting that it is 

 larger and paler in colour. Antennae of the male deeply 

 pectinated, those of the female simple. Expanse, $ 1|, ? 

 2j inches. 



Hah. South-east Brazil, Rio. 



Halesidota (?) syracosia^ sp. n. 



Primaries creamy white, with all the veins broadly edged 

 with pinkish fawn-colour ; the fringe yellowish : secondaries 

 hyaline white, shaded at the base and along the inner margin 

 with pale pink, the veins and the fringe yellowish. The 

 head and the front of the thorax fawn-colour ; the tegulee 

 darker, edged with white ; the thorax and the abdomen 

 pinkish, except at the apex of the latter, where it is yellow. 

 The antennse and legs reddish yellow. Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Mexico, Omilteme, Guerrero, 8000 feet [H. H. 

 Smith). 



One specimen of this beautiful species was taken by Mr. 

 Smith in July 1888 ; it somewhat resembles AutomoUs late- 

 riiia, Herr.-Sch., but is entirely differently coloured. 



Phcegoptera, Herr.-SchafF. 

 Phoegoptera hyalhia, sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries entirely hyaline, the veins being 

 slightly whitish. The head and thorax creamy white ; the 

 abdomen yellow at the anus and on the underside white ; the 

 antennaj yellow ; the legs white. Expanse 2| inches. 



Hab. Mexico, Sierra de los Aguas Escoudidas, Guerrero, 

 7000 feet {H. H. Smith). 



This distinct species is allied to Phoegoptera cornea^ Herr.- 

 Sch., and was taken by Mr. Smith in July 1888. 



ECPANTHEEIA, Hubn. 



Ecpantheria amulaensis, sp. n. 



Primaries white, crossed from the costal to the inner 

 margin by two broad, broken, black bands, between which 

 a row of small black spots crosses from the costal to the 

 inner margin ; several small black spots close to the base, 

 and a row of black spots along the outer margin, some larger 

 than others : secondaries white, with some small black dots 

 round the outer margin. The front of the head and the collar 



