OF WASHINGTON, 51 



One male, St. Jean, Maroni River, French Guiana (W. 

 Schaus). 



Type. — No. 11344, U. S. National Museum. 



Allied to H. indigna Schaus, but the subterminal line is 

 entirely undefined, the margin being shaded with brown. 



Hemiceras unimacula, n. sp. 



Head with white tufts on the vertex, collar dark brown, thorax pinkish 

 brown, the abdomen dorsally darker. Fore wing pinkish brown, finely 

 and evenly irrorated with dark brown; lines divergent, ocherous, nar- 

 rowly edged with dark brown towards the median space, the outer at- 

 taining the costa before apex; a large, rounded, blackish discal spot, 

 very distinct in the male, clouded and fainter in the female ; an obscure 

 yellowish spot close to base; two small blackish dots connected by a 

 shade on middle of terminal space. Hind wing dark brown, of the 

 color of the abdomen, the male stigma large, not contrasted. Expanse 

 40 to 48 mm. 



Two males, two females, St. Jean and St. Laurent, Maroni 

 River, French Guiana; Rockstone, Essequebo River, Dutch 

 Guiana (W. Schaus). 



Type. — No. 11345, U. S. National Museum. 



Hemiceras tricolora, n. sp. 



Head with white tufts on the vertex, collar dark brown, thorax 

 pinkish brown, the abdomen dorsally more reddish brown. Fore wing 

 pinkish brown, finely and evenly irrorated with darker, the lines very 

 distinct, oblique, not strongly divergent, the outer one reaching the 

 costa at apex, three-colored, dark brown toward the median space, 

 then red-brown, then ocherous ; discal dots two, small, clouded, very 

 obscure; two faint dark dots on middle of terminal space (on veins 

 3 and 4), connected by a shade; fringe dark brown. Hind wing 

 whitish, the veins toward the margin and the male stigma brown as 

 well as a narrow marginal line before the whitish fringe. Expanse 

 38 mm. 



One male, Carabaya, Peru (Schaus collection). 

 Type. — No. 11346, U. S. National Museum. 

 This species somewhat suggests the description of H. ohli- 

 quicola Walker, specimens of which are not before me. 



Hemiceras astigma, n. sp. 



Head with white tufts on the vertex ; collar, thorax, and abdomen 

 dorsally dark brown. Fore wing shining dark brown, the lines strongly 

 divergent, the inner erect, the outer oblique to apex, pinkish brown, 

 strongly edged with dark brown within; discal mark a round dark 

 cloud; fringe and inner margin chocolate brown. Hind wing whitish 



