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HEMICERAS. By Dr. M. Drattdt. 
saron. 
linea. 
cayennen¬ 
sis. 
bilinea. 
calaonis. 
consobrina. 
stupida. 
kearfotti. 
daguana. 
lissa. 
unimacula. 
ursara. 
leucospila. 
nivosa. 
pohli. 
H. saron Dogn. Forewing yellowish-brown, the veins strewn grey and white, with 2 dark transverse 
lines bordered with light, the exterior one almost parallel to the distal margin; two feeble dark dots at the cell- 
end. Hindwing white, no stigma, feebly brownish on the veins and margin. Vertex and abdomen white. Peru. 
H. linea Guen. is similar to saron, separated by the vertex being coloured like the thorax, not white; 
ground-colour somewhat darker, exterior transverse line more oblique so that the two lines are nearer together 
at the inner margin. Brazil, Bolivia (Songo). 
H. cayennensis Schs. (155 g). Forewing lilac brown with darker veins, the vertical interior line dark 
brown, the oblique exterior one reddish-brown, distally bordered with light; a narrow dark streak at the cell- 
end, irregular darker shadows before the margin; inner margin slightly sinuate. Hindwing whitish, veins, distal 
margin, and stigma dark brown. Allied to bilinea. Expanse of wings: 43 mm. French Guiana. 
H. bilinea Schs. (155 g) is very similar to cayennensis , but the forevving is more reddish-brown with 
a slight bronze gloss, the veins strewn with grey, the two olive grey transverse lines ochreous on the averted 
sides; inner margin somewhat more dentate. Hindwing brown, stigma inconspicuous. Common in Mexico. 
H. calaonis Dyar. Forewing dark red-brown, the interior dark brown transverse line is dotted white 
on the veins, the exterior one bordered with golden yellow towards the margin; two brown dots obliquely above 
each other are at the cell-end; yellowish shading instead of the undulate line before the margin. Hindwing light 
brown, with a very large dark brown stigma, veins and margins brownish. Separated from the similar stupida 
by the distinct interior line. Peru. 
H. consobrina Dogn. looks very much like piccolata, the inner margin is more sinuate, the two discal 
dots are confluent, the exterior less oblique line ends farther away from the apex, both are more distantly 
separated at the inner margin. Hindwing light brown, the stigma contrasts scarcely, as it is of the same colour. 
Forewing somewhat more greyish-brown. Expanse of wings: 42—45 mm. Peru. 
H. stupida Schs. Forewing light brown, veins strewn with black and yellowish, costal and inner mar¬ 
gins dusted somewhat reddish yellow; anterior transverse line very fine, the exterior one much thicker, dark 
brown, extending from the apex to the centre of the inner margin; a fine dark brown streak at the cell-encl, 
subterminal grey shadows parallel to the postmedian line. Hind wing scantily scaled, whitish, dusted brown 
in the distal half, with a dark brown stigma. Expanse of wings: 35 mm. Dutch Guiana (Paramaribo). 
H. kearfotti Dyar differs from stupida in the fine white costal margin of the forewing; forewing brown 
with a pink tinge, strewn somewhat darker especially on the veins, the lines as in calaonis, the interior one 
likewise with white vein-dots. Hindwing as in stupida. Brazil. 
H. daguana sp. n. (157 a) looks like kearfotti, but it is easily discernible by the hindwing being quite 
brown with an inconspicuous stigma; forewing light brownish violet with a light lilac tinge, the veins strewn 
black and white; transverse lines as in kearfotti, but without white dots; a grey subterminal shadow is parti¬ 
cularly distinct between 2 and 4. 1 from the Rio Dagua (Colombia) in the Berlin Museum. 
H. lissa Drc. (155 g) is easily recognizable: forewing straw-coloured with a large black discal spot; 
the dark brown collar brightly contrasts with the forewing. Peru, Bolivia. 
H. unimacula Dyar ( = furina Dogn.) differs from lissa in the pinkish-brown forewing being finely strewn 
darker; transverse lines dark brown, bordered with yellowish ochre on the averted sides; the large black discal 
spot is somewhat more obsolete in the $; 2 blackish dots connected by a shadow are in the centre of the 
marginal area. Hindwing dark brown with a large, not contrasting stigma. Guiana. 
H. ursara Schs. is nearest to unimactda; body reddish-brown, white hair on the vertex, ventrum red¬ 
dish-white. Forewing reddish fawn, strewn with light reddish-yellow; antemedian line slightly bent, reddish 
ochreous, distally bordered with reddish-brown like the postmedian line which extends 3 mm before the apex 
to the centre of the inner margin; an oblique black spot at the cross-vein; the ends of the veins finely strewn 
with white, subterminal irregular feeble shading between them. Hindwing whitish, dusted with fawn-colour, 
stigma not darker. Expanse of wings: 45 mm. Panama (Chiriqui). 
H. leucospila Wkr. (155 g). Forewing coloured and marked like the preceding species, but the discal 
spot is smaller and indistinct. Hindwing yellowish-white, veins and margin darkened reddish-yellow, with 
a brightly contrasting stigma. Amazons (Santarem). — f. nivosa Dogn. (155 g) differs from the type in the 
purely white hindwing with scarcely darker veins and stigma. Expanse of wings: 50—53 mm. Ecuador. 
H. pohli Schs. Hindwing white as in nivosa, veins and margin broad red-brown, stigma dark brown. 
Forewing reddish-yellow, dusted dark olive, transverse lines yellowish with black vein-dots, the exterior one 
