HETEROCERA. 405 
Teapa in Tabasco (H. H. Smith); British Honpvuras, Belize (Sir Alfred Moloney, in 
mus. D.). 
VIRBIA (I. p. 148). 
Virbia luteilinea (I. p. 143). 
To the localities given, add :—Cosra Rica, Santa Clara Valley 1200 feet (Zurcher). 
In the specimen received from Costa Rica the black margin to the secondaries is 
narrower than usual. 
Virbia medarda (I. p. 143). 
To the localities given, add :—Mexico, Jalapa (coll. Schaus). 
SAGARIS (I. p. 144). 
Sagaris hore (I. p. 144). 
To the localities given, add :—GuatemaLa, Coban in Vera Paz (Conradt). 
The Coban specimen is a female; it is considerably larger than either of the two 
described, both of which are males. 
EPIDESMA (to follow the genus Sagaris, I. p. 144). 
Epidesma, Hiibner, Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 176 (1816). 
1. Epidesma ursula. 
Phalena Noctua ursula, Cram. Pap. Exot. iv. p. 107, t. 345. fig. E’. 
Epidesma ursula, Hiibn. Verz. bek. Schmett. p. 176°; Walk. Cat. vii. p. 1649°. 
Tosia (Epidesma) ursula, Walk. Cat. ii. p. 310°. 
Hab. Costa Rica (Van Patten, in mus. D.); Panama, Chiriqui (Zrdtsch, in mus. 
Staudinger).—Gutana, Surinam !; Amazons, Para *. 
EPHIALTIAS (I. p. 145). 
6. Ephialtias peba, sp.n. (Tab. LX XVIII. fig. 23.) 
Ephialtias ?, antea, i. p. 146. 
Male. Primaries brownish-black, with a pale yellowish spot at the end of the cell, the fringe black ; second- 
aries black, with a central yellow streak extending from the base to near the outer margin: head, 
antenne, tegule, thorax, abdomen, and legs black, the front of the head and the underside of the thorax 
yellow. Expanse 1 inch. 
Hab. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui 3000 feet (Champion). 
9. Ephialtias superba, sp.n. (Tab. LX XVIII. fig. 21.) 
Primaries black, shot with bright metallic blue at the base, and crossed about the middle from the costal to 
the inner margin by a wide orange-coloured band ; secondaries black, shot with bright blue at the base, 
and with a large orange-coloured patch close to the apex extending almost to the outer margin; the 
fringe of both wings black; head, thorax, and abdomen bright metallic blue; antenna, tegule, and legs 
black. Expanse 13 inch. 
Hab. Panama, Chiriqui (mus. Staudinger). 
One specimen only of this distinct and beautiful species has been received. 
