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almost to the anal angle clouded with brownish black. The 
underside of the primaries pale brown, the secondaries white, 
with the costal margin brown. ‘The head, thorax, and tegule 
silvery grey; the abdomen brownish grey; the antennz and 
legs brown. Expanse 3 inches. 
Hab. Mexico, Teapa, Tabasco (fH. H. Smith). 
A very fine species, quite distinct from any known to me ; 
it was taken in March 1888. 
Dicentria, Herr.-Schiff. 
Dicentria phraortes, sp. n. 
g. Primaries cream-colour, shaded with brown along the 
costal margin: secondaries white, slightly hyaline, the fringe 
yellowish. The head, thorax, and abdomen pale brown; 
antenne brown. 
@. Primaries dark purplish brown, with several black 
streaks near the anal angle: secondaries dusky white. ‘The 
head and thorax brown; the tegule and abdomen pale 
fawn-colour; antenne brown. LExpanse, ¢ 14, 2 2; 
inches. 
Hab. Mexico, Coatepec (J. Brooks); Jalapa (in coll. 
Dognin). 
A very distinct species, not closely allied to any with which 
I am acquainted. 
Fam. Palindide. 
PALINDIA, Guén. 
Palindia regina, sp. n. 
Primaries silvery white, crossed from the costal margin to 
the anal angle by three wide bands of pale fawn-colour, edged 
with a dark brown line, the two inner bands being much the 
widest, the third band being little more than a narrow line; 
a marginal dark brown line extends from the apex to the anal 
angle: secondaries pale glossy yellow, shading off to white at 
the base and along the inner margin; a large black spot 
close to the apex ; two black dots on the outer margin about 
the middle and one black dot nearer the anal angle. The 
underside pale glossy yellow, becoming whitish at the apex 
of the primaries and secondaries; the primaries crossed 
from the costal to near the inner margin by two wide black 
bands, becoming narrower as they reach the inner margin ; 
the black spot at the apex of the secondaries is considerably 
