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followed by an outwardly dentate blackish shade; postmedial space 

 from vein 3 to costa and apex pale lilacine brown; the inner and outer 

 margin darker violaceous brown, except a reddish brown shade below 

 cell; two rows of submarg'inal dark streaks on veins; dark spots at end 

 of veins and on apical third of costa. Secondaries white; the inner 

 margin with violaceous and light-brown hairs; a darker shade at anal 

 angle; the ends of veins dusted with brown. 



Expcmse. — 40 mm. 



Habitat. — Omai, British Guiana. 



Ti/pe.— Cat. No. 8675, U.S.N.M. 



DICENTRIA DRUCEI, new species. 



3fale. — Head olivaceous brown. Thoiax buff-brown with darker 

 striaB. Abdomen olivaceous brown, darkest subdorsally. Primaries 

 pale buff'; costa shaded with brown; a dark olivaceous streak below 

 cell from base to vein 2; a blackish streak on submedian, which is 

 edged above with grey; traces of antemedial and postmedial geminate 

 lines below cell and vein 2; a black streak on discocellular, surrounded 

 by a brownish shade; a white marginal spot above vein 2, preceded by 

 a dark grey shade; tine geminate greyish streaks between the veins 

 beyond cell; terminal small brown spots between the veins. Seconda- 

 ries buff'-white; a dark shade along inner margin, becoming darker at 

 anal angle, crossed by a terminal brown line. 



Expanse. ^-'^I nun. 



Habitat. — Jalapa, Mexico. 



This species is the '"'' laciniosa'" of the Biologia Centrali- Americana 

 (not Hy. Edwards). 



Ti/2M.— Cat. No. 8670, U.S.N.M. 



Genus NOTOPLUSIA Schaus. 

 NOTOPLUSIA EUGENIA, new species. 



Head and thorax brownish buff'; collar and patagia striated with 

 dark violaceous brown and Hlacine grey. Abdomen dark grey above; 

 underneath and anal tufts buff brown. Primaries, base, from one- 

 fourth of costa to middle of inner margin dark brown, on which are 

 some velvety streaks; space beyond to postmedial and above vein 2 

 buff irrorated with lilacine on costal margin, with brown below it; at 

 end of cell a clearer white .space, on which is an oval brown line; post- 

 medial consisting of a tine dark brown line, very indistinct, followed 

 by brown and grey shades, and some dark velvety streaks between the 

 veins; a subterminal whitish line, broadening basall}^ between veins 4 

 and 6; an interrupted lunular marginal line. Secondaries dark grey. 



Expanse. — 27 mm. 



Habitat. — St. Jean, French Guiana. 



Ti/pe.—Csit. No. 8677, U.S.N.M. 



