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points between the veins. Distinguished from H. texta Herrich- 

 Sehaetfer by the longer pectinations of antenm«. 



Expanse. — 30 mm. 



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



T(/pe.—Ciit. No. 8614, U.S.N.M. 



HALISIDOTA APICEPUNCTATA, new species. 



Primaries: Pale yellowish, darkest on costal margin and middle of 

 inner margin; a few clusters of gray scales scattered over the wing; 

 a dark j^ellow spot at origin of veins 3 to 5, circled with black; three 

 oblique black spots from above vein 5 to apex. Secondaries: a broad 

 subterminal brownish shade from vein 3 to anal angle. 



Expanse. — 37 nun. 



Hah it at. — Carabay a, Peru. 



Type.— C'^ii. No. 8615, U.S.N.M. 



Genus NERITOS Walker. 

 NERITOS CARMEN, new species. 



Palpi crimson streaked with bi-own and yellow. Head and collar 

 yellow edged with crimson. Thorax dark grey; a suI)dorsal crimson 

 spot. Abdomen roseate above, l)utt' underneath. Primaries dark vio- 

 laceous gray; an antemedial yellow transverse band edged with crim- 

 son; a triangular yellow space on costa beyond to vein 3 also edged 

 with crimson; an irregular yellow space on outer margin inwardly 

 edged with crimson; the crimson borders meeting on costal margin. 

 Secondaries pale roseate, thickly irroratod with black on outer half; 

 the fringe from vein 2 to anal angle black. 



Expanse. — 28 m m . 



Hah/tat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Type.— C^i. No. 8616, U.S.N.M. 



NERITOS COCCINEA, new species. 



Palpi buff; a crimson line behind. Head yellow; a red line in front 

 and behind. Collar pale yellow, red in front. Thorax red. narrowly 

 yellow at collar. Abdomen red above, buff underneath. Primaries 

 red; a wavy yellow antemedial band from below costa to inner mar- 

 gin; a broad yellow fascia from middle of costa to vein 3, constricted 

 at its middle, edged with black, which extends along costa to base; a 

 narrow 3'ellow space on outer margin from apex to vein 6, and a wider 

 space below vein 5 narrowing to vein 2; a black line borders the red 

 space along outer margin. Secondaries black; inner margin and base 

 narrowly yellow. Underneath, dark brown replaces the red, except 

 under lobed costa of secondaries. 



Expanse. — 24 nun. 



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



Type.-Cixi. No. 8617, U.S.N.M. 



