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generally encroaches a little into the cell, whereas in the name-type it is sharply 

 bounded by M except about the discocellnlars. 



N.E. Pern : Huancabaniba, near Cerro del Pasco (E. Boettger), type and others ; 

 Cushi, Prov. Huanuco, 1900 m. (\V. Hoffmanns). Type in coll. Tring Mas. 



32. Racheospila schmassmanni sp. nov. 



<?, 22 mm. Face and palpus reddish, the latter quite short and slender. 

 Antennal pectinations long. Crown green, narrowly white in front. Thorax and 

 abdomen somewhat discoloured, evidently green dorsally, the abdomen apparently 

 with traces of two or three small white dorsal spots. Hindtibia not dilated, the 

 spurs rather long. 



Forewing with apex moderately acute ; SO 1 anastomosing with C ; blue-green, 

 strigulated with whitish, similarly to Prasinocyma vermicularia Guen., etc. ; a 

 small black dot on radial fold just outside the cell, its longitudinal measurement 



slightly exceeding its transverse; no trace of lines. Hindwing with costal 



dilatation at base rather marked ; termen rounded, tornus not very sharp ; M 1 well 

 separate ; like forewing. 



Underside paler, without markings, costal area of forewing basally tinged with 

 dull rosy. 



Chanchamayo, Peru. Type in coll. L. B. Prout, kindly presented by Mr. W. 

 Schmassmaun, to whom I dedicate it. 



M. Dognin writes me that this is " exact to licada Dogn. (from Ecuador) 

 except in size " (20 mm. by continental measurement) " and the tint, which is 

 darker green." The description of licada, however, does not mention the singula- 

 tion, and it is said to have the lines indicated by slight rows of vein-dots (absolutely 

 wanting in schmassmanni), the discal dots brown, that of the forewing present also 

 beneath. If the palpus, antenna, leg, etc., allow of its retention in Racheospila, 

 schmassmanni (together presumably with licada) should probably form a new 

 section, perhaps nearest to group h. 



33. Racheospila minor (Warr.) 



The statement (Gen. Ins. 129, p. 105) that SC 2 of forewing is stalked beyond 

 SC 5 rests on an unaccountable error of observation. There remain only the shape 

 and facies to suggest that the species is " erratic " in the genus. 



34. Racheospila suppomposa sp. nov. 



8 , 27-30 mm. Pace rosy above, white below. Palpus more than twice as long 

 as diameter of eye, third joint not as long as second ; rosy, with first joint and 

 part of second beneath white. Antenna white, becoming tinged with red distal! y. 

 Vertex white. Occiput narrowly rosy. Collar rosy. Metathorax and abdomen 

 red-brown, with a row of large white dorsal spots (the first one or two sometimes 

 shaded with red-brown), becoming small on posterior segments. 



Forewing delicate green, less pale and translucent than in leucoceraria Snell., 

 but not opaque; costal edge deep rose-colour in basal one-fourth, then narrowly 

 white, towards apex (and sometimes very slenderly throughout) narrowly underlined 

 with red ; both lines present, whitish, the antemedian obtusely angled outward at 

 both folds, the postmedian lunulate-dentate, with the teeth acute, pointing distally 

 on the veins; receding slightly from termen anteriorly to R 1 ; discal dot minute, 



