neio Species of Heterocera. 177 



Hab. West Africa, Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000 feet, 

 dry season (G. L. Bates, Mas. Druce). 



Allied to Chrysopoloma subiridescens, Holland, and Ghryso- 

 poloma citrina,. Druce. 



Fam. Limacodidae. 



Dalcera semirxifa, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, collar, tegulae, thorax, and abdomen yellow ; 

 antennas and legs black. Primaries red, the costal and outer 

 rpargin greenish yellow : secondaries yellow, broadly bordered 

 from the apex to the anal angle with black; the fringe 

 yellow. Underside of both wings yellow, broadly bordered 

 with black. 



Expanse 1\ inch. 



Hab. Colombia, Rio San Juan, Chaco, 150 feet (G. M. 

 Palmer, Mus. Druce). 



Birthama (?) dodona, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, collar, tegulas, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 chrome-yellow ; antennas and palpi black. Primaries chrome- 

 yellow, the veins darker ; a straight brown lino crosses the 

 wing from the apex to the inner margin close to the base ; 

 the fringe brownish yellow : secondaries chrome-yellow, 

 paler than the primaries ; the underside of both wings 

 chrome-yellow, entirely without markings. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hab. West Africa, Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000 feet, 

 wet season (G. L. Bates, Mus. Bruce). 



Fam. Notodontidse. 



Pheosia ockendeni, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, collar, tegulae, and thorax dark grey, mixed 

 with white hairs ; palpi black; antennas pale brown; abdo- 

 men black, the two anal segments grey, underside of the 

 abdomen yellowish white ; legs dark grey. Primaries dark 

 grey, shaded with reddish brown on the costal margin near 

 the apex ; a double black line crosses the wing beyond the 

 cell from the costal to the inner margin ; a second double 

 black line crosses the wing near the base from the costal to 

 the inner margin, the inner margin clouded with black ; two 

 reddish-brown spots edged with black at the end of the cell ; 

 the marginal line black ; fringe grey : secondaries white, the 



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