512 MR. H. DRUCE ON LEPIDOPTERA FROM [ JunC 1 7, 



Hemiceras losa, sp. n. 



Primaries pale brown, crossed by two wide dark brown bands, 

 the first near the base, the second about the middle ; the outer 

 margin dark brown, a row of minute black spots near the apex. 

 Secondaries fawn-colour, palest at the base. The head, thorax, 

 abdomen, antennae, and legs fawn-colour. Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Trinidad {Mus. Bruce). 



This species is also represented in the collection of Dr. Staudinger, 

 from the Yolcan de Chiriqui. 



Hemiceras levana, sp. n. 



Primaries dark reddish brown, shaded with darker brown at the 

 end of the cell and the apex ; the costal margin from the base to 

 the apex edged with white ; a rather indistinct waved black line 

 crosses the wing near the base from the costal to the inner margin, 

 and a row of small grey spots extends from near the apex to the 

 middle of the inner margin, the last spot being the largest ; the 

 fringe dark brown. Secondaries pale brown, whitish in the middle 

 and on the costal margin ; the fringe white. The underside of the 

 primaries pale fawn-colour ; that of the secondaries white. The 

 head and thorax reddish brown ; the abdomen above darker brown ; 

 the anus fawn-colour. The underside of the head, thorax, and 

 abdomen pinkish white. The legs and antennae reddish brown. 

 Expanse 2| inches. 



Hab. Ecuador, Sarayacu (Buckley, Mus. Bruce). 



This species is allied to Hemiceras violascens, Guen., from which 

 it is at once distinguished by the white costal margin of the 

 primaries and by its much larger size. 



Fam. Glottulld^. 

 Chasmina alcibamea, sp. n. 



Male pure white, excepting the antennae and the last four 

 segments of the abdomen, both of which are tinged with pale 

 yellow. The female only differs from the male in having the 

 primaries crossed beyond the middle from the costal to the inner 

 margin by two very faint yellow lines. Expanse, <5 and Jig inch, 



Hab. Guatemala, in the City (Rodrir/uez). 



This species can at once be distinguished from all the Eastern 

 species of Ghasmina known to me by the tibia and tarsus being 

 quite white instead of yellow or orange spotted with black. For 

 the female of this insect I am indebted to the kindness of 

 M. Candeze. 



Fam. Apamibes. 



CeIXENA (?) LILACINA, sp. n. 



Male and female alike. Primaries dark brown, crossed from the 

 costal to the inner margin by three purplish-grey bands, the first 

 close to the base, the second beyond the cell, and the third sub- 

 marginal; the fringe dark brown. Secondaries dull brown, slightly 



