90 HETEROCERA. 
4, Racheospila calliope, sp.n. (Tab. L. figg. 1, 2, ¢.) 
Male. Primaries and secondaries white; the primaries crossed about the middle from the costal to the inner 
margin by a wide, broken, pale green band, and with a marginal brownish band extending from near 
the apex to the anal angle, where it is darker in colour, the fringe white; the secondaries clouded about 
the middle with patches of pale green, and with two round green spots on the outer margin, several 
green lines near the apex, and a small brown spot and a narrow similarly-coloured line at the anal angle, 
the marginal line black, the fringe white; the underside white, the primaries with a wide marginal 
black band extending from the anal angle nearly to the apex: head white, the thorax and tegule 
greenish-white (the abdomen wanting), the antenne and legs pale brown. Expanse 1,% inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Coatepec (coll. Schaus). 
One specimen. ‘This species is very distinct from any other known to me. 
5. Racheospila mustela, sp.n. (Tab. L. fig. 3, ¢.) 
Male. Primaries and secondaries very pale semihyaline-pea-green, thickly irrorated with small white spots, a 
very indistinct waved white line crossing both wings beyond the middle, the costal and outer margins of 
the primaries and the outer margin of the secondaries edged with reddish-brown, the fringe pale 
greenish-brown ; the underside whitish, almost without scales : head pale brown, the thorax and abdomen 
greenish-brown, the base of the antenne and the legs white. Expanse 1,%, inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Orizaba (H. J. Elwes). 
One specimen, captured by Mr. Elwes in March 1888. 
6. Racheospila capys, sp.n. (Tab. L. fig. 4, ¢.) 
Male. Primaries and secondaries bright pea-green, thickly irrorated with very fine silvery-white streaks; the 
primaries with the costal margin white from the base to near the apex, a small black spot at the end of 
the cell; the secondaries with a large reddish-brown triangular spot, edged with yellow on the inner 
margin, towards the base, and with two very fine white lines crossing from this spot to the costal 
margin; both wings with the marginal line red and the fringe alternately red and white; the underside _ 
greenish-white, greener along the costal margin of the primaries, the fringe reddish: head and palpi red, 
the thorax green; abdomen above reddish-brown, with a white spot at the base, the anus yellowish-white, 
beneath pale brown; antenne white; legs pale brown. Expanse 1} inch. 
Had. Mexico, Las Vigas (coll. Schaus). 
One specimen. 
7. Racheospila astrea, sp.n. (Tab. L. fig. 5, 3.) 
Male, Primaries and secondaries pale semihyaline-green, each crossed beyond the middle from the costal to 
the inner margin by a very fine white line and with a black dot at the end of the cell; the secondaries 
with a large reddish-brown oblong patch, edged with yellow on the inner side, on the inner margin; the 
fringe white; the underside white, the costal margin of the primaries with a greenish tinge: head and 
thorax pale green, the antennz, abdomen, and legs pale brown. Expanse 1 inch. 
Hab. Mexico, Paso de San Juan in Vera Cruz (coll. Schaus). 
Three specimens. Allied to R. capys, from which it may be easily distinguished by 
the white fringe, and by the larger and more oblong patch on the inner margin of the 
secondaries, . 
