Sept. 1896.] ScHAUS: New Species of Heterocera. 131 



Chloropsinus senetus, sp. nov. 



Body velvety black. Primaries dark bronzy green with the veins still darker. 

 Secondaries smoky black with a faintly diaphanous streak at the base. Expanse, 



oj 



mm. 



Habitat : Castro, Parana. 



Allied to Chloropsinus viridis Druce. 



Eupyra ferens, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax blackish. Three white points on the collar and one at the 

 base of the primaries. Abdomen greenish black with a subdorsal, lateral, and ven- 

 tral row of white spots. Wings dark metallic green. Expanse, 45 mm. 



Habitat : Peru. 



Allied to £. bacchans Schs. 



Eupyra albicincta, sp. nov. 



$. Antennce dark metallic blue. Head black. Collar white. Thorax black. 

 Abdomen metallic blue ; the base broadly white which gradually extends laterally 

 and underneath. Legs black streaked with metallic blue and white ; fore coxae 

 white. Wings metallic peacock blue, with the veins and fringe black ; a large oval 

 vitreous spot at the base of the secondaries ; the cell and costal margin of the secon- 

 daries blackish. The 9 differs in having a small vitreous spot on the primaries be- 

 low the median vein at about the middle of the wing, and there are two small vitre- 

 ous spots in the cell of the secondaries. Expanse, $ 45 mm., 9 5° nim. 



Habitat: Chimbo, Ecuador. 



I received this beautiful species from Mr. Oberthiir. 



Eupyra sylva, sp. nov. 



Head and thorax brown ; two minute white spots on collar. Abdomen golden 

 brown ; a large subdorsal white spot at the base and some lateral white spots on the 

 first four segments. Primaries golden green with the following vitreous spots ; a 

 large one about the middle of the wing below the median vein ; a small one at the 

 end of the cell, and another minute one beyond the cell ; near the outer margin a 

 large spot between veins 3 and 5, crossed by vein 4. Secondaries brownish black ; 

 the inner margm with long white hairs; a large vitreous spot at the base, followed by 

 a similar spot about the center of the wing. Expanse, 37 mm. 



Habitat : Rio Janeiro. 



Very closely allied to E. cephalena Druce. 



Sphecosoma melissa, sp. nov. 



Head white spotted with black. Collar yellow. Thorax yellow, with five 

 black streaks. Abdomen: basal segment black with two yellow spots, the other seg- 

 ments yellow banded with black and a fine subdorsal black line. Legs yellow. 

 Wings yellowish hyaline with the margins and veins finely brown ; some yellow at 

 the base of the inner margin on the primaries. Expanse, 23 mm. 



Habitat: Sao Paulo, S. E. Brazil. 



