NO. im. JSfE ] V >S0 f Til A MERK 'A N MO rilS—SClIA US. 289 



HEMICERAS METALLESCENS, new species. 



Palpi and head reddish brown; vertex white. Collar buff, edged 

 anteriorly with ochreous, posteriorly with dark violaceous. Thorax 

 light brown ; patagia buff. Abdomen light brown above. Primaries 

 golden brown, iridescent; costal margin for two thirds from base 

 ■yellowish buff'; the extreme costa brown; cell and a space be^^ond 

 from veins 2 to 6 lilacine white; a brown streak on discocellular; sub- 

 marginal geminate black spots on veins 6 and 7; an outwardly oblicjue 

 dark brown inner line from median to submedian vein; a postmedial 

 ochreous brown spot on submedian, edged on either side with violace- 

 ous; the inner margin lobed, with a slight sinus before inner angle. 

 Secondaries whitish; the veins and inner margin light brown; a termi- 

 nal brown shade; the opaque spot golden brown. 



ExpcDi.se. — 39 nun. 



Habitat. — Omai, British Guiana. 



%?6.— Cat. No. 8T7T, U.S.N.M. 



HEMICERAS CONSPIRATA, new species. 



Palpi buff; a brown lateral streak. Head lilacine brown; a white 

 streak between the antenna?. Thorax violaceous brown. Abdomen 

 dull ])rown above, white below. Primaries violaceous brown; the 

 outer margin narrowly olivaceous brown, widely so between veins 3 

 and 4; the costa finely white; a wavy antemedial line, reddish brown, 

 indistinct, with a small black and grey spot on median and submedian 

 veins, and one spot between these veins; a narrow dark shade at end 

 of cell; outer minute dark spots on veins, partly shaded with grey 

 scales from costa near apex to sinus, from vein 2 to inner margin con- 

 nected by a grey line; the inner margin deeply lobed, with sinus 

 before inner angle. Secondaries whitish; the veins slightly brown; a 

 marginal narrow brown shade; a brown streak along inner margin; 

 opaque spot brown. 



Krpanse. — Male, 44 mm. 



Hahltat. — Omai, British Guiana; the Guianas, Venezuela, Southern 

 Brazil. 



Allied to TI. lemna Druce. Some specimens are more of a reddish 

 brown than the type. 



Tyj)e.—C2it. No. 8778, U.S.N.M. 



HEMICERAS MICANS, new species. 



Head brown; a white spot on vertex; white and brown tufts at base 

 of antennae. Collar streaked buff' and light reddish brown. Thorax 

 pale violaceous. Abdomen light reddish brown above. Primaries: 

 base- and outer margin light silky brown; intermediate space dull lila- 

 cine brown; costa finely brown; antemedial and postmedial minute 

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