288 MB. H, DEUCE OK NEW [Mar. 28, 



brown. Underside similar to the upperside, but the primaries 

 without the bands crossing the wing ; the fringes of both wings 

 black. Head, antennae, palpi, thorax, and abdomen black ; abdo- 

 men with a row of bright red spots on each side the anal tuft, and 

 a large spot at the base of the abdomen on the underside orange ; 

 the underside of the thorax red. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Venezuela, Merida {Mus. D.). 



A fine and distinct species, allied to TJiysanoiyrymna pyrrTiopyga, 

 Walker, from Brazil. 



Haiisidota, Hiibn. 

 Halisidota laeoipa, sp. n. 



Male. Primaries pale fawn-colour, crossed from the costal to the 

 inner margin with fine zigzag dark brown lines ; two spots on the 

 costal margin, one at the end of the cell, and two on the outer 

 margin dark brown ; the fringe alternately fawn-colour and dark 

 brown. Secondaries pale yellowish white. Head, antennae, thorax, 

 abdomen, and legs yellowish fawn-colour. 



Expanse Ik inch. 



Hah. Ecuador, Sarayacu {Buckley, Mus. B.); S.E. Brazil 

 {Mus. D.). 



A common species in Ecuador. 



Halisidota PAJtfDAMA, sp. n. (Plate XIX. fig. 8.) 



Female. Primaries citron-yellow, spotted with brown ; at the 

 base a band of brown spots crosses the wing at the end of the cell, 

 from the costal to the inner margin, beyond which, near the apex, 

 are several large elongated brown spots ; the veins edged with 

 brown on each side along the outer margin ; the fringe yellow. 

 Secondaries pale yellowish white, clouded with brown on the outer 

 margin. The head, thorax, and tegulae citron-yellow ; the collar 

 and tegulse with brown spots ; abdomen above dark yellow, white on 

 the underside ; antennae brown ; legs brownish white. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Ecuador, Malo {Mtis. D.). 



A very distinct species, allied to H. sesia, Sepp. 



Phcegoptera, Boisd. 

 Phoegopteea chim-dea, sp. n. 



Male. Primaries deep black. Secondaries white, broadly bordered 

 with black from the apex to the anal angle. Antennae, palpi, 

 thorax, abdomen, and legs black ; two spots on the back of the 

 head, and one on each tegulae, orange-yellow ; abdomen with a 

 row of orange-yellow spots on each side, and with the four anal 

 segments banded with yellow. 



Expanse 2| inches. 



Hah. Paraguay {Mus. D.). 



