NO. H20. NEW SOUTH AMERICAN MOTIISSCIIA US. 287 



space; inner line inwai'dly oljlique from co.sta; outer line from apex 

 to near middle of inner marg'in; frin»^e reddish brown; the inner mar- 

 gin straight. Secondaries whitish; the veins, inner margin, outer 

 margin narrowly, and opaque spot light reddish brown. 



Krj.xime. — 40 nnn. 



Ilahltat. — St. Laurent, Maroni River, French (hiiana. 



This species is allied to H. leuco-'^plla Walker. 



Ty2je.—C2it. No. 87T1, U.S.N.M. 



HEMICERAS STUPIDA, new species. 



Head and thorax lilacine brown irrorated with white; white hairs 

 at base of antenna?; a dark grey shade posteriorly on collar. Al)do- 

 men dark brown above, mottled with grey on anal segment, whitish 

 underneath. Primaries light brown, the veins irrorated with l)lack 

 and buti'; the costal and inner margins irrorated with butf ; the ante- 

 medial line fine, dark brown, straight from subcostal to submedian 

 vein; the outer line dark ])rown, thick, from apex to middle of inner 

 margin; a fine dark brown streak at end of cell; submarginal dark 

 grey shades parallel to the outer line; the inner margin faintly sinu- 

 ous. Secondaries whitish at base, thinly scaled; veins outwardly dark 

 brown; outer half clouded with l)rown; opaque spot dark brown. 



Expanse. — 35 mm. 



Ilahltat. — Paramaribo, Dutch Guiana. 



Type.—C^i. No. 8772, U.S.N.M. 



HEMICERAS CAYENNENSIS, new species. 



Head, collar, and thorax lilacine brown; a white line behind frons. 

 Abdomen dull reddish brown above, bufl' underneath. Primaries 

 lilacine brown, the veins darker; the inner line straight from costal 

 to inner margin, dark brown; a narrow dark shade at end of cell; 

 outer line from costa close to apex to just beyond middle of inner 

 margin; this line reddish brown, outwardly edged with bufi'; irregular 

 darker submarginal shades; the inner margin slightly sinuous. Sec- 

 ondaries whitish; the veins, opaque spot, and outer margin narrow 1}-, 

 dark brown; inner margin shaded with pale violaceous brown. 



Expanse. — 43 mm. 



Hahitat. — Cayenne, French Guiana. 



This species is allied to //. Inlinea Schaus. 



Type.—OAi. No. 8773, U.S.N.M. 



HEMICERAS FLAVESCENS, new species. 



Palpi, frons, collar, and thorax reddish brown; vertex white; collar 

 posteriorly violaceous; patagia bright yellow tipped with violaceous. 

 Abdomen yellow above, paler underneath. Primaries: costal margin 

 to near apex, and basal third of wing ))right yellow; a grey spot on 



