NEW SPECIES OF SYNT0MID,1=: FROM VENEZUELA. 115 



and 1869 in the French and Belgian Annales. Except in one plate of 

 "skippers," these are all Lycapnids. M. Oberthiir has hastened the 

 appearance of these to assist several American entomologists who find 

 difficulty in being sure of the correct nomenclature of various species. 

 M. Oberthiir very properly observes how much this emphasises the 

 necessity for descriptions being accompanied by figures. 



New Species of Syntomidae from Venezuela. 



By W. J. KAYE, F.E.S. 



EuCEREON MARA, n.Sp. 



Palpi with basal joint yellow. Collar orange. Legs brown, with the inside 

 of the femur buff. Patagia brownish with some yellowish pubescence. Forewing 

 opalescent with blackish elongated spots. The veins pale yellowish. A large area 

 of blackish around the discocellulars, but broken up by the veins. Three pale 

 yellowish marks on the costa placed equidistantly. Outer margin with a series of 

 elongated blackish spots preceded by minute spots between veins 3, 4, and 4, 5. 

 Inner margin with an indistinct double row of blackish spots which are best 

 defined from base to middle. Hindwing opalescent, with the veins showing brown 

 near outer margin. Abdomen buff below, black above, with yellow spots at sides, 

 uniting on segments 9, 10, 11. The last segment black. Exp., 40mm. 



Habitat. — Venezuela, Caracas. 



Close to E. setosa, Sepp., but whiter. 



EUCEREON APICAFLAVA, n.Sp. 



Palpi greyish -black. Legs with white patches on outside of femur. Two con- 

 spicuous yellow spots behind the eyes. Collar grey ; patagia brownish-grey with a 

 dark mark in the centre. Thorax whitish-grey. Abdomen dark blackish-grey, 

 the last segment pale yellowish-orange. Forewing grey mottled ; the veins all 

 darkly sealed. Costa with a dark patch above centre of cell, a large 

 blotch covering the discoidal area and reaching to the costa. A much indented 

 apical dark band succeeded by a macular narrow greyish-white band, succeeded by 

 a dark spot and finally a small greyish spot, which embraces the cilia. At tornus 

 an irregular patch of dark scaling. Hindwing dark blackish-grey, slightly trans- 

 lucent in the central area. Underside of forewing dark blackish-brown with a 

 whitish spot wholly within the cell, and a much broken whitish sub-apical band. 

 Exp., 46n\m. 



Habitat.- —Venezuela, Caracas. 



Close to E. xaiithiira, Schs. 



EuCEREON SERVATOR, n.Sp. 



Palpi second joint brown at base, fawn colour above ; third joint fawn colour. 

 Head and thorax buff, patagia brown. Collar very narrowly red. Abdomen very 

 dark brown, with segments 10, 11, vermillion red ; segments 6. 7, 8, 9, with red 

 scaling on sides only. Last segment dark brown, edged internally with red. 

 Forewing pale brownish-buff, with a dark central longitudinal fascia from base to 

 apex interrupted at veins 4 and 6. Inner margin pale brown. Outer margin with 

 a series of linear dark marks in the interspaces between the veins. Hindwing 

 pearly, semi-transparent. Abdomen below pale buff, except on last segment. 

 Exp., 44mm. 



Habitat. — Venezuela, Caracas. 



Close to patroua, Schs., but with hindwings wholly pearly. 



TrICHURA FUMIDA, n.Sp. 



Head black, with a few dark green scales in front and behind the eyes. Thorax 

 and patagia black, with some scanty green scaling. Legs black, except for a few 

 green scales on the middle of the femur. Abdomen black. Forewing dark smoky 



