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$. Much larger, whole forewiiig [liiikish wliite witli Rcven very distinct 



transverse rows of patches. Himlwing white with irregular rows and patches 



of dark grey. Abdomen differs in the steel-bine patches being larger and grey 

 ringed with steel-bine ; on second segment the two patches are nnited into one 

 large patch. 



Length of forewing : 3 24 mm. ; ? 29 mm. 



Hab. Tucuman (J. Steinbach). 



1 <J,4 ??. 



5. Ecpantheria dognini spec. nov. 



Allied to rohnsfa Dogn., but diliers as follows: (J smaller; pectns white, not 

 stcel-blne ; palpi brown with white margin, not steel-blne with only first joint with 

 white margin ; frons brown, not bine-black ; tegnlae, basal half white, apical half 

 monse-grey, not white witii bhick central round ring ; patagia monse-grey edged 

 with white, not white with kidney-siiapeil black ring ; tliorax white with four 

 mouse-grey patches, not white with four greyish white patches ringed with steel- 

 blue. Abrlomen, first segment brown, not greyish with three steel-blne patches ; 

 rest of abilomen above steel-blne with an orange chevron on the fourth, fifth, and 

 sixth segments and lateral orange longitudinal bands, not metallic bluey purple 



with orange segmental rings. Forewings less hyaline and with six bands of 



patches. Hindwings white, not hyaline with inner area white. 



?. Also smaller ; the hindwings three parts covered with dark grey blotches 

 and abdomen steel-blue with lateral longitudinal orange bands. 



Ilab. Rio de Janeiro and neighbourhood (Petropolis). 



1 <J,1 ?. 



0. Ecpantheria testacea spec. nov. 



S- Pectus pale cinnamon testaceous; pal[ii butT; frons black; head and 

 thorax pale cinnamon testaceous, a blackish grey oval ring on the patagia and 

 some blackish dots on thorax ; abdomen above greyish steel-blne, basal and anal 

 segments pale testaceous, a row of dorsal patches and lateral longitudinal bands 



orange. Forewing ]iale cinnamon testaceous, outer one-fourth more semihyaline, 



a large blackish stigma at apex of cell, five transverse bands of blackish grey 



rings. Hindwing hyaline, except inner area whitish ; inner area smoky brownish 



testaceous. 



?. Similar but paler and larger; forewing testaceous white with six transverse 



bands of cinnamon testaceous patches, no cellular stigma. Hindwing testaceous 



white with a marginal and snl>marginal row of pale testaceous patches. 



Length of forewing : S 24 mm. ; ? 30 mm. 



Hab. Peru: Poznzu ; La Oroya and La Union, Carabaya ; Chanchamayo. 



14 Jc? ,5 ? ¥. 



7. Ecpantheria icasia trinitatis snbspec. nov. 



S. Differs from icasia icasia by the absence of the black patches on the dorsal 

 surface of abdomen, which are replaced by white bauds. 



? . Differs by the absence of the dark rings to the white patches on the 

 abdomen and paler markings on forewings. 



Ilab. Caparo and Belmont, Port of Spain, Trinidad. 



41 66, 1 ?. 



