NO. 1420. NE W so UTH AMERICAN MOTHS— SCHA US. 183 



margin lilacine; the space between the lines reddish l)ro\vn with a few 

 dark stria?; the basal space limited by a wavy violaceo is line; the outer 

 line violaceous, lunular from costa before apex to inner margin at two- 

 thirds from base; a minute silver spot at end of cell; a large oval 

 silver spot between veins 2 and 3, and a small spot above vein 3; the 

 spots finely edged with dark brown. Secondaries reddish brown, 

 darkest along- inner margin; an indistinct darker outer shade. Under- 

 neath: primaries reddish brown, shaded with lilacine on outer margin 

 toward apex; a blackish line at end of cell. Secondaries lilacine, 

 darkest on costal margin. 



Expaiue. — G3 mm. 



Tlalj'dat. — Omai, British Guiana. 



This species is allied to Adelocephala tristycjma Boisduval, but the 

 lines are very different. 



7}//>6^.— Cat. No. 8478, U.S.N.M. 



ADELOCEPHALA ODA, new species. 



Head white. Collar, thorax, and base of abdomen dorsall}- reddisn 

 brown; abdomen above otherwise dark lilacine; underneath white; 

 fore legs partly brown. Primaries narrow, rounded from vein 5 to 

 middle of inner margin. Secondaries elongated, angled slightly at 

 vein 5. Primaries: basal half dark brown; a lai'ge reddish brown 

 discal spot; outer half lighter brown, thinly irrorated with black, 

 the outer margin shaded with lilacine, especially toward inner angle; 

 fringe reddish brown. Secondaries brown; the outer margin nar- 

 rowly dark lilacine below vein 5; fringe white; a white spot at base. 

 Underneath primaries light reddish l)rown; the outer margin lilacine. 

 Secondaries white, the outer margin shaded with lilacine. 



Exjxiuse. — -tl mm. 



Ilahltat. — St. flean, French Guiana. 



Type.— Qvit. No. 8471), U.S.N.M. 



ADELOCEPHALA PELOTA, new species. 



Plead yellow, shaded with violaceous. Thorax yellow; tegulffi and 

 patagia dark lilacine. Abdomen reddish Ijrown above, white under- 

 neath. Primaries: base broadly dark lilacine; outer margin l)roadly 

 dark lilacine at inner angle, narrowly so at apex, shaded with paler 

 lilacine; intermediate space 3'ellow with some dark stria?, and a large 

 dark lilacine space about end of cell, containing a white streak on 

 discocellular. Secondaries reddish brown. Underneath the primaries 

 have the coloring less pronounced and the secondaries are whitish. 



Eupcmse. — 45 mm. 



Ilahltat. — St. Jean, French Guiana. 



Type.—C'Ai. No. 8780, U.S.N.M. 



