NO. 1420. NEW SOUTIT AMERICAN MOTHS— SCHA US. 181 



ing- above cell; the outer line ])road, interrupted l)y the discal spot, 

 which is similar to the spot on primaries; the outer margin irrorated 

 with violaceous, especially toward inner margin; marginal violaceous 

 spots between the veins. Underneath j^ellow; the discal spots hirge; 

 the outer line much narrower, partly shaded with lilacine. Pi-imaries: 

 a violaceous median spot below costa; a violaceous space on outer 

 margin. Secondaries: marginal violaceous spots between the veins. 



Expanse. — 106 mm. 



Habitat. — Omai, British Guiana; St. Jean, French Guiana. 



This species somewhat resembles Eaoles inagnifica Walker, but the 

 lines and spots differ. In the Guianas Eacles iriagnifica differs from 

 the more southern and typical form in having the primaries in the 

 male very acute and falcate. 



Type.—Q^it. No. 8476, U.S.N.M. 



EAGLES BARNESI, new species. 



JI/«Z^.— Head and collar ochreous. Palpi and legs outwardly vio- 

 laceous brown. Thorax ochreous with large violaceous red spots. 

 Abdomen ^^ellow below, chiefly violaceous red above, with a subdorsal 

 interrupted yellow line. Wings ochreous irrorated with black stride. 

 Primaries: the basal portion violaceous red, limited by an indistinct 

 irregular lilacine line, and with two ochreous spots at base; two vio- 

 laceous red spots at end of cell, containing each a luinute white spot; 

 a violaceous red band from apex to inner margin at two-thirds from 

 base, slightly lunular toward apex; outer margin dark gre}^ shaded 

 with paler grey, except just below apex, and a wider space on inner 

 margin which is ochreous. Secondaries: no black irrorations on basal 

 half; an inner irregular violaceous red line, not reaching costal mar- 

 gin; a median, interrupted, lunular violaceous red band contiguous to 

 a round similarly colored discal spot, which contains a small white 

 spot; some violaceous red marginal shades between the veins and at 

 anal angle. Underneath yellow with only a very few black stria?. 

 Primaries: a small violaceous discal spot; the outer line narrower; 

 the outer margin with more pale grey scales. Secondaries: the median 

 line and discal spot as above. 



Female. — ^The dorsal dark shades on abdomen much reduced. 

 Wings without the-dark shades at base and on outer margin; irrora- 

 tions violaceous; a single discal spot on primaries; a distinct wavy 

 basal line on both wings. 



Expanse. — Male, 108 mm.; female, 150 mm. 



Hahitat. — Omai, British Guiana; St. Jean, French Guiana. 



Named after Mr. J. Barnes, my companion during my journey 

 through the Guianas. 



This species comes nearest to Eacles penelope Cramer, which has, 

 however, the discal spots large, white, circled with blackish, and on 



