174 Mr. H. Diuce on new Species of 



spots extends from the apex to the anal angle ; the fringe 

 pale brown : secondaries hyaline, slightly shaded with pink, 

 at the anal angle. Antenna, head, and thorax pale greyish 

 brown ; abdomen dull red ; anus yellowish. 



Expanse 2\ inches. 



Hah. Guatemala, in the city [liodriguez). 



Opharus, Walk. 

 Opharus dolens, sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries semihyalinedull blackish brown. 

 Head, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs black ; abdomen 

 \\ith a row of small white spots on each side. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



JIab. Mexico, Orizaba {Mus. Druce). 



Arachnis, Hiibn. 

 AracJinis yompeia^ sp< n. 



Male. — Allied and similar to A. auhra^ but generally 

 darker, the white marking on the primaries much smaller: 

 secondaries nearly black, with the red marking very narrow. 

 The head and thorax black ; sides of the head yellow ; 

 abdomen black, red at the base, with some yellow spots ou 

 the last two or three segments. — Female very similar to the 

 male, but considerably larger, and with the secondaries almost 

 entirely black. 



Expanse, $ \\ inch, ? 1\ inches. 



llab. Mexico, near l)urango city {Becker). 



Subfam. Pesicofiik^. 



Pericopis, Iliibn. 



Pericopis Gainnen\ sp. n. 



^Jale. — Primaries semihyaline white, the costal margin, a 

 spot in the cell, one at the end of the cell, the apex, and 

 part of the outer margin all dark brown ; the inner margin 

 broadly banded from the base almost to the anal angle with 

 dark brown : secondaries pure white, the marginal line and 

 the ends of the veins dark brown. Underside of both wings 

 white, the primaries almost witliout the brown marking. 

 Head and thorax dark brown ; a large yellow spot on each 

 side of the head, and a small red spot at the base of the 

 wings. Abdomen bright red, with a black line down the 

 middle which does not reach the anal segment^sj tiie anus_ 



