NO. 2050. LEPIDOPTERA OF THE PANA2IA CANAL ZONE—DYAR. 163 



ACLYTIA PUNCTATA Butler. 



1. Trinidad River, March, 1912 (Busck). 



TEUCER ATEUCER, new species. 



Fore wing straw-color, irrorate with brown; a brown shade at 

 base; a faint curved inner line; small double discal dot preceded by 

 a shade on costa; an oblique band from outer third of inner margin 

 to apex; a round black spot on tornus; small terminal dots. Hind 

 wing soiled whitish, with small fuscous discal spot and faint term- 

 inal shading; fringe dotted as on fore wing. Expanse, 24 mm. 



Type.— Female, No. 15777, U.S.N.M.; La Chorrera, May, 1912 

 (Busck). 



This species disagrees with Teucer in venation, having 6 of. fore 

 wing arising far below angle of cell, 6 and 7 of hind wing separate, 

 4 and 5 from a point; but two of these divergencies are shown in 

 Teucer hrunnea Hampson, which this species resembles. 



EPISCEPSIS LENiEUS Cramer. 



1. Alhajuelo, April, 1911 (Busck). 



DELPHYRE ELACmA, new species. 



Head, thorax and fore wing brown. Hind wing and abdomen 

 blackish gray. Legs brown; antennaB blackish. Expanse, 16 mm. 



Hind wing with veins 6 and 7 separate; 5 fully developed from 

 lower angle of cell; 3 and 4 coincident; 2 from long before angle of 

 cell. Fore wing with 3 and 4 long-stalked; 5 from lower angle of 

 cell; 9 absent. Abdomen not constricted at base. 



Tyi)e.—FemsL\e, No. 15778, U.S.N.M.; La Chorrera, May, 1912 

 (Busck). 



Resembles D. hehcs Walker, but smaller. 



DELPHYRE HEBES Walker. 



1. Tabernilla, Canal Zone, May, 1907 (Busck). 



DELPHYRE CUMULOSA, new species. 



Fore wing Ulacine gray with large round brown spots in rows; 

 spot at base, inner row curved, median row doubled at end of cell, 

 a large blotch at lower corner of cell, single row below, outer row 

 fused into a wedge-shaped band above, single and somewhat dis- 

 located below vein 2; sub terminal row close to margin; a row of 

 dots in fringe. Hind wing soiled pale yellow. Head and thorax gray 

 with narrow crimson ring in neck; abdomen pale ocher above, with- 

 out spots. Expanse, 25 mm. 



Cotijpes. — Two males. No. 15774, U.S.N.M.; La Chorrera, May, 

 L912 (Busck) ; Tabernilla, Canal Zone, May, 1907 (Busck). 



PTYCHOTRICHOS EPISCEPSHDIS, new species. 



Black-brown; two spots on back of head and whole venter of 

 thorax narrowly crimson ; abdomen black, with large lateral metalUc 

 blue spots. Fore wing brown-black. Hind wing hyaUne-white at 

 base, veins and broad margin black; the cell black above, leaving 



