236 ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS [xxxii, '21 



Two'New Species of Hesperidae (Lepid., Rhop.). 



By HENRY SKINNER 



Pseudcsarbia flavofasciata n. sp. 



$ . Head, palpi, pectus, patagia, undersides of femora and abdomen 

 crimson. 



U ' ppcrsidc. Primaries chestnut brown with a quadrate spot of yellow 

 at the end of the discoidal cell and a postmedial yellow band crosses the 

 wing from the costa to the lower median nervure. The first part of the 

 fascia is made up of five spots, the next spot is quadrate and the third 

 is triangular and the fourth quadrate with an upward projection or tooth. 



Secondaries 'chestnut brown with a postmedial yellow fascia, extend- 

 ing from the costa toward the inner margin for 11 mm. Fringe yellow. 



Underside. Primaries with inner two-thirds of the wing darker than 

 above and the outer third purplish vinaceous. Yellow fascia as above, 

 edged with black and connecting along the costa with the spot at the 

 end of the cell. Base of the wing also yellow. 



Secondaries purplish vinaceous with the yellow fascia repeated and 

 edged with black ; at its lower end it connects with a yellow band run- 

 ning to the base of the wing, which is also yellow and on this yellow 

 basal area are two black dots. Expanse (one wing) 27 mm. 



Described from two specimens taken by H. H. Smith in 

 Chapada, Brazil. Type and paratype in the collection of The 

 Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 



I sent a drawing of this insect to Captain N. D. Riley to see 

 if it was represented in the British Museum collection. He 

 reported that they had one specimen in the Godman and Salvin 

 collection from Chapada, Matto Grosso, Brazil (H. H. Smith, 

 January.) It is related to Pseudosarbia phoenicola Berg. Cap- 

 tain Riley says, "I have looked up the description of phoenicola 

 and find we have some specimens of it. It is rather larger and 

 darker and has the ground color the same above and below and 

 the yellow bands of upperside broader and much more regular 

 than the other species. This yellow band too, on the forewing 

 of phoenicola is virtually parallel with the outer margin ; in 

 the new species from vein four to the costa is practically at 

 right angles to the costa." 



Pyrrhopyge sangaris n. sp. 



$ . Palpi crimson with tips black. Abdomen and legs dark green 

 black. 



Upperside. Primaries shining green-black. Secondaries shining green- 



