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first and second submedian nervules is a small tawny spot, with a black speck in 

 its centre touching the inner side of the black marginal line. The inner half 

 and basal area is black bronze-brown. 



i7a6. —Bolivia, near Alezuni. 



Taken August 9th, 1899. It closely resembles E. lituraia Butl., 

 but lacks the oscellus at apex of forewing below. . 



Ithomia gardneri sp. uov. 



Expanse 2.30 inches. — Head black, with a white spot at centre and a white 

 spot over each eye. Eyes surrounded by a white ring. Thorax above, black, 

 with a longitudinal white dash ; below, white. Abdomen above, black ; beneath, 

 white. Antenufe above, black : beneath, white in some lights. Club the same. 

 Legs black above; white beneath. 



Upper surface generally transparent with a yellowish tinge. Veins black. 



Costa of forewing tawny with a whitish dash on end of discoidal space. Hind 

 margin edged with black, a little more prominent at ends of veins. Inner mar- 

 ginal space black. In some lights there are two dashes of yellowish in inter- 

 spaces at end of discoidal space, the lower one being nearer hind margin. The 

 interspaces at hind margin also have a dash of the same, and there is another 

 longitudinally across centre of discoidal space. These markings are scarcely 

 visible. 



The hiudwing has a marginal border of black somewhat broader than on fore- 

 wing, and within this, on hind margin, the yellowish dashes are larger. 



The underside of both wings is the same as upper side, except that the black 

 is replaced by dark tawny brown. 



Hah. — Bolivia. 



Described from eight specimens in my collection taken near La 

 Paz, Bolivia, in April, 1899. It is close to /. esula Hew. in its 

 general appearance. 



Liycsena babhru sp. nov. 



Expanse .88 inches. — Head, abdomen and legs light brown above ; whitish be- 

 neath. Thorax light brown above ; white beneath. Palpi light brown, almost 

 white, tipped with black. 



General ground color of upper surface is brown with considerable lustre. The 

 hairy fringe of hind margin is brown, shading to white at outer edge. There is 

 a black thread along hind margins. 



The upper side of forewing is light brown without markings, the density of 

 the brown being variable in various lights. 



The upper side of hind wing is the same, except that there are interspacial 

 lunules of white near hind margin, scarcely perceptible at apex, but growing 

 quite prominent near anal angle. These lunules are nearly circular, the inclosed 

 space being somewhat darker than the ground color, resembling darkish spots. 



The underside of forewing is light brown without lustre. Hind marginal 

 fringe the same. From the subcostal interspace downwards is a line of inter- 

 spacial dark spots surrounded by a whitish thread, seven in number, the upper 



TRANS. AM. ENT. SOC, XXVII. DEC, 1901. 



