338 Mr. W. Schaus's 



both lines dark olivaceous-brown, the inner line inwardly, the outer 

 line outwardly shaded with ochreous ; some indistinct subterminal 

 shadings ; two blackish spots in the cell, sometimes confluent. The 

 inner margin is slightly toothed near the base. Secondaries brown. 

 Expanse 40 m.m. 



Hob. Jalapa, Mexico. 



Hemiceras pagana, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax greyish. Abdomen reddish-brown above, testa- 

 ceous below. Primaries rather long and narrow ; the outer margin 

 very obliquely rounded; inner margin sinuous. Primaries fawn- 

 colour, finely speckled with dark grey, especially in the median 

 space ; a large black spot at the end of cell ; the lines indistinct ; the 

 inner line wavy oblique ; the outer line irregular punctiform, fol- 

 lowed by some dark shades at apex. Secondaries white, the veins 

 and outer margin narrowly reddish-brown ; the glandular patch 

 prominent. 



Expanse 45 m.m. 



Hab. Paraguay. 



Hemiceras nvMlata, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax light reddish -brown. Abdomen testaceous. 

 Primaries reddish-brown, the median space darker, being thickly 

 speckled with grey and lilacine scales ; the inner line faint, dark 

 grey, oblique from costa to median vein, then slightly wavy to inner 

 margin ; the outer line punctiform, inwardly oblique from costa to 

 vein 3, then slightly wavy to inner margin and nearer the base ; a 

 reddish shade on outer portion of line on inner margin, a dark 

 shade on outer margin between veins 2 and 4 ; a dark spot in cell. 

 Secondaries light reddish-brown palest at the base. 



Expanse $ 44 m.m. 



Hab. Aroa, Venezuela. 



Allied to H. mctastigma, Walk., but altogether darker 

 and the inner margin of primaries straighter ; described 

 from 7 $ $ 9 $ ? . 



Hemiceras punctilla, sp. nov. 



$ . Head with a white spot between antennas ; the base of antennas 

 white ; the collar and thorax light reddish-brown, the former edged 

 with dark scales. Primaries with inner margin excised before angle, 



