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NEAXIA BELLA, new species. 



Palpi yellcnvish tipix^l and spotted with dark brown. Head ocher- 

 ous; a brown line in front of antenna\ Collar and thorax yellow, two 

 dark brown spots posteriorly on the latter; lai'oc l)liickish brown spots 

 on patagia edged with red. Abdomen crimson above, anal segment 

 yellow; underneath white. Legs yellow, spotted with blackish grey. 

 Primaries bright yellow; spots blackish grey; antemedial elongated 

 spots, extending l)elow cell to outer margin, interrupted on inner 

 margin ])y a yellow spot; su))median partly streaked with red; a red 

 streak below cell and vein 2; a round spot at end of cell; a streak 

 above it; four small spots beyond cell; a postmedial row of spots, v^ery 

 lai'ge a}K)ve vein 4, the spot above vein 5 and above vein 7 close to 

 margin, with some crimson streaks on veins above and below them; 

 a marginal row of small spots. Secondaries: costal margin white; 

 inner margin and a streak through cell to outer margin roseate; other- 

 wise black. 



Expanse. — 27 mm. 



Ilahltat. — St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Type.— O^t. No. 8578, PT.S.N.M. 



Genus ERIOSTEPTA Hampson. 

 ERIOSTEPTA BACCHANS, new species. 



Head, thorax, and fore coxfe rosy vermilion; palpi fringed with 

 dark grey; yellow streak on patagia. A])domen roseate above, whit- 

 ish underneath. Primaries rosy vermilion; the costal edge and a 

 streak below on basal half dark grey; a grey spot in cell, another at 

 end of cell, and one between veins 3 and 4 at cell; basal and ante- 

 medial yellow spots; yellow streaks between the veins interrupted by 

 postmedial grey spots edged with red, those below vein 5 parallel 

 with margin; three spots aboA^e 5 oblique from costa to outer margin; 

 terminal gre}" streaks on veins; fringe dark grey. Secondaries rose- 

 ate; the fringe and anal angle broadly 3'ellowish white; a hyaline 

 streak from base below cell. 



K.rpa ii.se. — 80 nun. 



llahhdt. — St. flean, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Type.—C^t. No. 8579, U.S.N.M. 



Genus AMAXIA \A/alker. 

 AMAXIA CONSISTENS, new species. 



Palpi butf, streaked Ix^hind with black. Head, collar, and shoulders 

 l)riglit yellow; a dark spot edged with crimson posteriorly on head. 

 Thorax dark violaceous brown. AbdomcMi black and brown above; 

 anal segment yellow, preceded by a crimson line; underneath white. 



