NO. 1 121 . SO IJTH A MERICA N MO THS— WARREN. 349 



Exp<ini<e of wings. — 24 mm, 



IlahitaL — 100 miles up Maroni River, French Cruiana; 1 female, 

 April, 1904. 



Akin to B. raultifasciata Warren {ha)." 

 Ti/pe.—C-cit. No. 8934, U.S.N.M. 



Genus DRACONIA Hubner. 

 DRACONIA BASIPLETA, new species. 



Forev^uKj.- — White; tiie markinus and reticulations red brown; the 

 ha.se to two-tifths of iiuier margin and the costal streak red brown; 

 costal edge white, marked with deep brown dots and streaks; at three- 

 iifths and tive-sixths, two deep brown sulxpiadratc l)lotches depend 

 from the costal streak; from the inncn- angle of the tirst a red brown 

 line runs to an urn-shaped mark at two-thirds of inner margin; from 

 its outer angle a line runs obliquely outwards joining a line from inner 

 angle of second blotch to a triangular' blotch at anal angle, while from 

 its outer angle a thick line runs to middle of outer margin; vein 2 is 

 red thi-oughout; the pale spaces between the lines are filled up with 

 red cobweb-shaped lines forming figures of irregular size and shape; 

 fringe red, white between the veins. 



Hindivlmj. — With t)ase narrowdy, a quadrate blotch on discocellular 

 and another on inner margin above anal angle red l^rown; the hind 

 margin narrowly red brown; the rest with complicated figures as in 

 fore wing. 



Underside similar, but the base of forewing is not red. 



Thorax, patagia. and dorsum deep red; face, vertex, and shoulders 

 whitish; base of shoulders, antenna?, a spot in middle of face, and palpi 

 above red brown; abdomen below, pectus, and underside of palpi 

 whitish; legs mottled red and white. 



Expanse of wings. — 42 mm. 



Ilahitat. — St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana; 1 female, May, 

 1904. 



Type.—OAi. No. 8935. U.S.N.M. 



Genus IZA Walker. 

 IZA LILACINA, new species. 



Forewinq. — Ochraceous, with dark brown streaks and reticulation; 

 but this ground color shows only as two large costal triangles, one 

 before middle, the other reaching to apex, all the rest of the wing sur- 

 face being suffused with lilac In-owii. showing a dovivcolored sheen 

 in parts; fringe lilac grey. 



«Nov. Zool., V^II, p. 118. 



