242 ON NEW HETEKOCEEA FROM TROPICAL AMEEICA. [Mar. 6, 



brownish spots ; a terminal row of lunular green spots between 

 the veins ; the fringe dark grey. Secondaries greyish, with the 

 extreme outer margin much darker. Underneath greyish, the 

 extreme margins brown. Exp. 40 millim. 

 Hah. Jalapa, Mexico. 



62. Edema astuta, sp. nov. 



Palpi brown. Head dull yellow. Collar brown. Thorax light 

 lichen-green. Abdomen brown above, dull yellow underneath, 

 with a dark ventral line. Primaries above dark brown, with the 

 inner margin broadly greyish ; the veins flecked with alternately 

 dark and light scales ; the middle of the costal margin, a quadrate 

 spot in the cell, and some surrounding shades of a very dark and 

 dull brown ; a submarginal series of triangular dark spots, 

 followed by a row of small clusters of black scales ; the apex 

 yellowish white, with some subapical light brown streaks ; the 

 fringe brown, spotted with yellowish. Secondaries above brown, 

 with the fringe dull yellow. Underneath, the wings are brown 

 with a pale shade at the apex of the primaries and a marginal row 

 of brown dots. Exp. 48 millim. 



Hah. Jalapa, Mexico ; Aroa, Venezuela. 



Ohs. This species is very closely allied to E. mandela, Druce. 



63. Lirimiris (?) mephitis, sp. nov. 



Palpi, head, and thorax brownish grey ; the abdomen paler, 

 except dorsally on the first segment, where there is a tuft of rich 

 brown hairs. Primaries above greyish brown, slightly darker 

 towards the outer margin, except a submarginal transverse shade 

 which is very indistinct ; the inner margin irrorated with much 

 lighter scales, amongst which a few small clusters of dark brown 

 scales are very conspicuous ; at the end of the cell two dark brown 

 spots, the lower one much thelarger. Secondaries above brown, with 

 a few dark scales at the anal angle, surmounted by a small yellow 

 spot. Underneath, the wings are light brown, with a few small 

 black streaks on the costal margin of the primaries near the apex. 

 Exp. $ 46 millim. 



Hah. Jalapa, Mexico. 



Ohs. Also in coll. Mason. 



64. LOPIIODONTA (?) PALLIDA, sp. UOV. 



Head and thorax greyish white. Abdomen greyish brown. 

 Primaries above greyish white, the base shaded with brown ; an 

 inner transverse, dark brown, geminate line, indistinct towards the 

 costa ; a small brown shade in the cell, followed by a dentate 

 brownish transverse line ; a geminate, dark brown, outer line, 

 dentate, followed by two yellow spots between veins 2 and 3, and 

 3 and 4, outwardly shaded with brown ; a dark greyish costal space 

 beyond the outer line ; a terminal, fine, brownish line from the costa 

 to vein 2. Secondaries brownish, the costal margin mottled w ith 



