new Sj^edes oj Ilelcrocera. 301 



down tlic niicldlo ; tliorax blackish brown, with two yellowish- 

 white spots nt the base ; abdomen above black, striped with 

 yellow on each side, the anal segments black, the anal tuft 

 yellow; the underside of the abdomen pale yellow. Pri- 

 maries semihyaline, shaded with brown; the apex, outer 

 margin, and inner margin brownish black ; two brownish- 

 black lines cross the wing from the costal margin, the first 

 from the end of the cell to the outer mari2;in, the second 

 about the middle of the wing; a marginal row of minute 

 white dots extends from the apex to the anal angle : second- 

 aries orange-yellow in some specimens, the veins blackish ; 

 the outer margin black, with a marginal row of very minute 

 white dots. Underside very similar to the upperside ; the 

 fringe blackish brown. — Female. Primaries pale browiiish 

 yellow, crossed from the costal margin beyond the middle by 

 a wide broken yellow band : secondaries orange-yellow, the 

 outer margins black, the white dots very indistinct. 



Expanse, ^ 2h, ? 3 inches. 



ITab. Colombia", Minca, 2000 feet {[1. II. Smith), 10 S, 

 1 ? {Mus. Bruce). 



One specimen in the National Collectioa from Panama. 



Pericopis Forhesi, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antenna, and palpi black; collar black, 

 sj)ottfcd with yellow ; tegulse black, yellow at the base ; thorax 

 and abdomen black, the abdomen banded with yellow on each 

 side; the underside yellow, with a central black line; the 

 anus reddish yellow; the legs black: secondaries brownish 

 hyaline, the veins, apex, outer and inner margins black ; a 

 wide black band crosses the wing beyond the cell from the 

 costal margin to the outer margin above the anal angle ; a 

 second black band crosses the wing about the middle : second- 

 aries yellowish hyaline, the veins, ajjex, and outer margin 

 broadly black ; a narrow black band at the end of the cell. 

 Underside very similar to tiie upperside, but with a small 

 red spot at the base of each wing. 



Expanse 3 inches. 



JIaO. South Brazil {Mas. Druce). 



A very worn and broken specimen is in the National 

 Collection. 



Pericopis mosera, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antenna3, palpi, collar, tegulre, thorax, and 

 legs black; collar spotted with yellow; abdomen black, 

 banded on the sides with bluish grey j the underside pale 



