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bx'own waved lines ; a black spot with white points at the end of 

 cell of both wings ; the fringes blackish brown. Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Colombia, near Bogota (Mus. Bruce). 



Allied to Mesosemia meeda Hew., but very distinct on the 

 under side. 



Mesosemia parishi, sp. n. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 10.) 



Male. Head, antennae, collar, tegulae, thorax, and abdomen dark 

 bi-own. Primaries dark brown, crossed beyond the cell by three 

 darker brown lines, the submarginal line waved, the second the 

 widest ; a round black spot with three white points at the end of 

 the cell edged with yellowish brown. Secondaries dark brown, 

 crossed about the middle from the costal to the inner margin by 

 two narrow very dark brown lines ; a waved submarginal line 

 extends from the apex to the anal angle. Under side very similar 

 to the upper side but very much paler in colour, the fringes of 

 both wings dark brown. Expanse 1| inch. 



Sab. British Guiana : Bartica (Mtis. Bruce). 



Similar to Mesosemia ihycus Doubleday, from the Amazons. 



Cremna aza, sp. n. (Plate XXXIII. fig. 11.) 



Male. Head, antennae, collar, tegulae, thorax, and abdomen pale 

 greyish brown. Primaries pale greyish, crossed from the costal 

 to the inner margin by a series of uneven white lines bi'oken 

 into spots ; fringe alternately brown and white. Secondaries : the 

 base pale greyish brown spotted with white, the outer half of the 

 wing white, crossed by indistinct greyish waved lines. Under side 

 similar to the upper side but whiter. Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Interior of Colombia {Mus. Bruce). 



This species is allied to Cremna ceneus Cram., but it is at once 

 distinguished from it by the white hind wings ; it is also near 

 Cremna mails Godman. 



Erycina mendita, sp. n. (Plate XXXIV. fig. 2.) 



Male. Head, antennae, collar, tegulse, thorax, and abdomen 

 black. Primaries black, crossed about the middle from the costal 

 to the inner margin by a bright crimson band, widest on the 

 inner margin, the fringe black. Secondaries black, crossed from 

 the apex almost to the inner margin just above the anal angle by 

 a bright crimson band, below which a second broad, short, crimson 

 band extends from the anal angle partly round the outer margin ; 

 the fringe alternately black and white. Under side : — Primaries 

 bright dark glossy blue, the apex, base, inner margin, and a wide 

 central band crossing the wing from the costal margin to the anal 

 angle all black ; a large red spot on the inner margin nearest the 

 anal angle. Secondaries bright dark blue, with a wide central 

 black band ; the inner margin is black edged with blue, a bright 



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