NEW SOUTH AMERICAN MorilSSi HA I S. 323 



brown. Primaries: a blackish patch beyond outer line from inner 

 margin to vein ?>. Secondaries pale fawn color towards base; a line 

 brown outer line deeply excurved between veins '1 and 5. 



Expanse. — Male, 42 nun. ; female, 51 mm. 



llahhdt. — St. -lean, Maroni River, French Guiana. 



Type.— OAt. No. SSSO, T.S.N.M. 



CICINNUS BALCA, new species. 



Body and wings pale pinkish fawn color, the latter with a very few 

 scattered l)lack scales. Primaries: costa finely reddish brown; a tine 

 brown line from costa to discalspot, which is transparent, very oblique, 

 divided by vein 5, and l)ordered above with dark ])rovvn; a tine reddish 

 brown outer line, oblique from costa at two-thirds from l)ase, angled 

 at vein 7, close to outer margin, from which point a black line extends 

 to apex; some black marginal shadings at inner angle and l)etween 

 veins 2 and 4. The margin excised below vein 2. Secondaries with a 

 medial reddish brown line, followed by a cluster of black scales on vein 

 4; some black scales on inner margin above anal angle; the outer mar- 

 gin crenulate, and excised before anal angle. Underneath fawn color 

 irrorated with black. Primaries with markings as above. Second- 

 aries with a very tine outer line outwardly curved from vein 2 to vein 

 6; no other markings. 



Expanse. — 55 mm. 



Ilahlfat. — Omai, British (luiana. 



Ti/pe.— Cat. No. S881, L^S.N.IM. 



CICINNUS MARONA, new species. 



Body reddish fawn color, the al)domen thijdy irrorated with black, 

 and with lateral black spots; wings ochreous fawn color, tinged with 

 pink ]>eyond the line. Primaries: an annular black discal spot; a tine 

 blackish outer line from costa at four-tifths from base, slightly ol)lique, 

 angled at vein 7, and followed ])y some black scales near inner margin 

 and a row of black spots from vein 4 to inner angle. Secondaries: a 

 medial black line followed by black scales and a few black spots from 

 vein 6 to inner margin; a cluster of black scales on inner margin 

 towards base. Underneath light brown. Primaries: a black discal 

 streak; the outer line lunular, interrupted Ixtween veins 4 and 7, 

 followed ])elow vein 4 ))y black spots. Secondaries: traces of a black 

 outer line; some scattered l)lack scales. 



Expanse. — 51 mm . 



Haly'dat. — St. Jean, Maroni River, French (iuiana. 



A specimen, evidently of this species, is brown, with the black irro- 

 rations much more pronounced. 



Type.—C%i. No. 8882, U.S.N.M 



