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CHAMAELIMNAS SIMILIS, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Body and primaries as in C. joviana Scbaus. Second- 
aries black; a few j^ellow scales on median vein. 
Expanse. — Twenty-four millimeters. 
Ilahitat. — Peru. 
In a good series of both this and C. joviana I find no intermediate 
forms, and therefore consider them distinct, though closelj^ allied. 
Ty2)e.—l^o. 5906, U.S.N.M. 
MESENE STRIGULATA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Body orange above, brown below. Wings orange, the 
margins and fringe narrowly black. Primaries, the costa broadly 
brown; a short black discocellular streak, a black point beyond touch- 
ing the brown costal margin. Underneath duller; the basal two-thirds 
crossed b}^ black lines and spots. 
^a?/>«ws6.— Twenty-one millimeters. 
Ilahitat. — Petropolis, Brazil. 
Allied to M. sinqidex Bates. 
Type.—^o. 6907, U.S.N.M. 
MESENE MARTHA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Body black; wings bright crimson, the outer margin 
and fringe broadly black. Primaries, the costal margin black extend- 
ing into cell on its basal half and reaching inner margin; a thick black 
discocellular mark not reaching lower angle of cell. Underneath, 
primaries brownish black, the outer margin darkest; the inner margin 
yellowish streaked anteriorly with red; a white marginal spot l^etween 
veins 3 and 4; a darker discocellular streak. Secondaries bright crim- 
son; outer margin black with two small white spots, one below vein 2. 
the other above vein 3; the base brown; the costal and inner margins 
finely brown. 
Expanse. — Twenty-six millimeters. 
Hahitai. — Peru. 
A specimen which maj" belong here is of a duller red, the margins 
ver}' narrowly black. Underneath the red streak on primaries above 
the inner margin is broader and extends to cell at its lower angle; the 
bod}^ is crimson. 
Type.—^o. 690S, U.S.N.M. 
BAEOTIS BACiiENITA, new species. 
Diagnosis. — Body black above; abdomen white below; a yellow 
lateral stripe. Wings blackish; a yellow basal line from subcostal on 
primaries to inner margin of secondaries; a broad median yellow space 
starting in a point at subcostal, widening at vein 3, then remaining 
