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almost to the anal angle clouded with brownish black. The 

 underside of the primaries pale brown, the secondaries white, 

 with the costal margin brown. The head, thorax, and teguloe 

 silvery grey; the abdomen brownish grey; the antennae and 

 legs brown. Expanse 3 inches. 



Hah. Mexico, Teapa, Tabasco (//. //. Smith). 



A very fine species, quite distinct from any known to me ; 

 it was taken in March 1888. 



DiCENTRiA, Herr.-SchafF. 

 Dicentria jyliraortes^ sp. n. 



$ . Primaries cream- colour, shaded with brown along the 

 costal margin : secondaries white, slightly hyaline, the fringe 

 yellowish. The head, thorax, and abdomen pale brown ; 

 antennas brown. 



? . Primaries dark purplish brown, with several black 

 streaks near the anal angle : secondaries dusky white. The 

 head and thorax brown ; the tegulse and abdomen pale 

 fawn-colour ; antennas brown. Expanse, J' 1^, ? 2yV 

 inches. 



Hub. Mexico, Coatepec {J. Brooks) ; Jalapa {in coll. 

 Dognin). 



A very distinct species, not closely allied to any with which 

 I am acquainted. 



Fara. Palindidae. 



Palindia, Guen. 



Palindia regina^ sp. n. 



Primaries silvery white, crossed from the costal margin to 

 the anal angle by three wide bands of pale fawn-colour, edged 

 with a dark brown line, the two inner bands being much the 

 widest, the third band being little more than a narrow line ; 

 a marginal dark brown line extends from the apex to the anal 

 angle : secondaries pale glossy yellow, shading off to white at 

 the base and along the inner margin ,• a large black spot 

 close to the apex ; two black dots on the outer margin about 

 the middle and one black dot nearer the anal angle. The 

 underside pale glossy yellow, becoming whitish at the apex 

 of the primaries and secondaries ; the primaries crossed 

 from the costal to near the inner margin by two wide black 

 bands, becoming narrower as they reach the inner margin ; 

 the black spot at the apex of the secondaries is considerably 



