new Species of Ileterocera. 139 



Opharus superba^ sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennae, palpi^ and legs black ; collar black, 

 ed^ed with orange ; tegulee grey, edged with black ; thorax 

 bhick, clothed with orange-red hairs ; abdomen chrome- 

 yellow, the three middle segments black above, the underside 

 of the anus black. Primaries fawn-colour, the veins black; 

 five bands of broken orange irregular spots edged with black 

 cross the wing from the costal to the inner margin, the inner 

 margin black at the base to about the middle ; a black spot 

 at the anal angle ; the fringe black and yellow : secondaries 

 chrome-yellow, broadly bordered with black from the apex to 

 the anal angle ; a rather large crescent-shaped black spot at 

 the end of the cell. Underside very similar to the upperside. 



Expanse 3^^ inches. 



Hab. South Brazil, Alto da Serra Santos, 2600 feet (Mas. 

 Druce). 



A very distinct species allied to Opharus choiima, Schaus. 



Virbia pahnert\ sp. n. 



Male. — Head, collar, tegulge, thorax, and upperside of the 

 abdomen very dark brown, the sides of the abdomen yellow ; 

 legs dark brown; antennse black. Primaries dark brown, 

 irrorated with yellowish scales : secondaries chrome-yellow, 

 broadly bordered with black from the apex to the anal angle, 

 Avhere it is widest, and deeply dentated on the inner edge. 

 Underside : primaries as above, secondaries rather paler. — 

 Female the same as the male. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Bab. W. Colombia, San Antonio, 5800 feet (Afus. Bruce). 



Virbia punctata^ sp. n. 



Male. — Head, collar, tegulse^ thorax, and legs dark brown ; 

 abdomen black, the sides yellow. Primaries dark brown ; a 

 3'ellow spot at the end of the cell ; the fringe yellowish 

 brown : secondaries chrome-yellow, bordered with black, 

 widest at the anal angle. Underside of the primaries yellow, 

 bordered with dark brown ; secondaries very similar to the 

 upperside. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Ilab. Colombia, Siato, Rio Siato ; slopes of Choco, 5200 

 feet {Mus. Druce). 



