172 CATALOGUE OF DIURNAL LEPIDOITEIU. 



Genus 63. STEROMA, Westwood (1851). 

 Typical Species Steroma Bega. 



1. Steroma Bega, 



Steroma Bega, Heivltson S,- Westwood, Oen. Diurn. Lepid. p. 400. 

 n. 1, pi. 67. fig. 6 (1851). 



Venezuela. B.M. 



Local form. Andensis. 



Steroma Andensis, Felder, Reise der Fregatte Novara , m. p. 475. 

 n. 814 (1807). 



Bogota (Felder), Bolivia. B.M, 



2. Steroma pronophila. 



Steroma pronophila, Felder, Reise der Fregatte Novara, iii. 



p. 475. n. 815 (1867). 

 Bogota. B.M. 



3. Steroma superba, sp. nov. PI. V. fig. 6. 



cJ . Alse supra piceo-nigrae, marginibus rufescentibus : anticae 

 macula permagna discali ovali sericea ; areola basali alarum omnium 

 brunneo rorata. 



Alse subtus pallidiores : anticae cuiDreo-fuscoe, nitentes ; area basali 

 fuscesccnte, margine basali nigro variegate ; apice ochraceo punc- 

 tate : posticae fuscae, nigro irregulariter passim variegatae ; macula 

 parva cellulari et altera costali ochreo-argenteis ; pimctis septem 

 ochraceis quasi oceUis submarginalibus ; oceUo minutissimo anali, 

 nigro, bipupillato ; puncto longitudinali infraanali, squamisque non- 

 liullis marginalibus sparsis violaceis. 



Exp. alar. une. 2i. 



BoHvia. B.M. 



This is the largest species of Steroma yet described ; it is of 

 nearly the same shape and size as Callerehia scanda, Kollar ; the wings 

 are strongly produced, and the hind wings are waved, as in Steroma 

 pronophila, Felder. 



Genus 64. PEDALIODES, Butler (1867)*. 

 Typical Species Pedaliodcs Poesia. 

 1. Pedaliodes Poesia. 



Pronophila Poesia, Hewitson, Travis. Ent. Soe. London, 3rd ser. i. 

 p. 6. n. 10, pi. 3. fig. 19(1861). 



Bogota. B.M. 



* Aim. & Mag. Nat. Hist. xx. p. L'67, fig. 1. 



