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connected by an oljlique wliite line with inner margin ; liind 

 wing without the oblique striga above inner margin. — Br. 

 Guiana. 



Hab. "W. Colombia, Jimincz, 1 (^ type; Br. Guiana, 

 Demerara {Roduay), 1 S • E.rp. 2G mm. 



(3 a) Desmia bifidalis, sp. n. 



Desmia geminalis, Druce, Biol. Centr.-Ara., Ilet. ii. p. 2G0 (part.), 

 nee Snellen. 



(J. Brown with a cupreous gloss; vertex of head and 

 extremity of patagia pale ; abdomen with pale brown dorsal 

 patch on anal segment; palpi at base and throat white; 

 pectus, the greater part of legs, and ventral surface of 

 abdomen ochreous white. Fore wing with bifid ochrcons 

 white spot in and below middle of cell, defined by blackish 

 and connected with inner margin by a dark line ; an 

 ochreous-white patch beyond the cell between veins 8 and 4 

 with rather irregular outer edge, defined by blackish ; a fine 

 pale line at base of cilia. Hind witig with narrow ochreous 

 white band from below middle of costa to above tornus 

 w here it narrows to a point, defined by blackish on inner side 

 and beyond the cell, its inner edge slightly angled inwards 

 below the cell ; cilia white with a black line through them. , 



Hab. Mexico, Vera Cruz, Atoyac [Sclmmami) , 1 (^ type, 

 Godman-Salvin Coll. E.vp. 34 mm. 



Subsp. 1. Fore wing with the markings white, the medial 

 spot completely divided, the lower part of postmedial spot 

 expanding on outer side; hind wing with the markings 

 white, the medial band expanding into a patch between 

 veins 6 and 2. 



Hab. Peru, 1 ^ . Kxp. 38 mm. 



(.5 o) Desmia dentipuncta, sp. n. 



J. Head and thorax dark brown, the vertex of head with 

 slight whitish streak; jial()i white at base; pectus white ; 

 legs brown and white ; abdomen dark brown, with segmental 

 white lines except towards base and white streak on anal 

 segment, the ventral surface white except towards extremity. 

 Fore wing dark brown with a cupreous gloss ; a medial 

 white band from below costa to inner margin, its outer 

 edge expanding into rounded lobes in and below the cell, a 

 small white spot beyond it below base of vein 2 connected 

 by an oblique line with inner margin; a postmedial wedge- 

 shaped white band from costa to vein 4, its outer edge 



