NO. 1420. NEW so UTH AMERICAN MOTHS— SCHA US. 251 



HETEROCAMPA BACTREA, new species. 



Palpi black fringed with golden fawn color. Head and thorax 

 mottled oreen and In-own. Abdomen dull brown, with a subdorsal 

 reddish brown tuft at l)ase. Primaries: basal third dark violaceous 

 brown and Ijlack-gre}^ mottled with green, and limited l\y an irregular 

 geminate antemedial ])hick line, followed in cell by a black and grey 

 spot; discoceliular reddish, outlined with but!'; a black spot below cell 

 between veins 2 and 3, crossed l)y a Ijlackish medial line interrupted 

 in cell; a postmedial geminate, wavy, lunulate, reddish brown line 

 shaded with black on costa, between -i and 5, and below vein 2; paired 

 marginal black spots connected by grey lines; three pairs oblique from 

 apex to vein 5, and three pairs from below vein 5 at outer margin and 

 parallel to it; fringe light reddish brown with black spots at end of 

 veins. Secondaries reddish brown; a postmedial dark line; the outer 

 margin broadly irrorated with black, most heavily at apex and anal 

 angle. Underneath creamy white; subcostal reddish brown shadings 

 on primaries. 



Expanse. — 33 mm. 



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



Type.—Q^i. No. 8683, U.S.N.M. 



HETEROCAMPA ECHINA, new species. 



Palpi and frons light ))rown. Collar laterally and patagia dark 

 moss green; collar medially and thorax dark reddish brown, with 

 similar subdorsal tufts on the abdomen. Primaries reddish brown; 

 the costa broadly dark moss green, with similar shadings on outer 

 margin and basally between veins 3 and 4; some dark irrorations in 

 and below cell; areddish brown shade at base of inner margin, and 

 another beyond cell between veins -i and 6; a tine lunular antemedial 

 l)lack line, and a similar postmedial line, both rather indistinct, the 

 latter followed by white spots on veins; an irregular marginal reddish 

 brown shade, darkest and most conspicuous below vein 3; minute pale 

 dots at ends of veins, preceded by dark streaks and followed by dark 

 spots on the fringe. Secondaries dark brown somewhat thinly scaled; 

 a darker shade at apex crossed l)y a reddish brown paler line. Under- 

 neath: primaries light brownish yellow, the costa darker; a submar- 

 ginal darker line. Secondaries cream}-, with some brown shading at 

 apex. 



E.i'panse. — 37 mm, 



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



Ty/?6.— Cat. No. 8684, U.S.N.M. ' 



HETEROCAMPA DELIRA, new species. 



Palpi brown. Head moss green. Thorax violaceous brown; collar 

 anteriorly, patagia posteriorly mottled with uioss green. Abdomen 



