88 Mr. H. Druce on new Sjyecies of Lepidoptera. 



white, tipped with Wack in front ; the tegulaa white, witli 

 two black spots on each ; the tliorax white, with two central 

 black spots. The underside of the head and thorax, the upper 

 and underside of the abdomen, the legs and antennce all deep 

 black. The underside of the wings the same as above, 

 excepting that the black bands are browner in colour. Ex- 

 panse I2 inch. 



Hah. Mexico, Amula, Guerrero, 6000 feet [H. IL Smith). 



This species was taken in August 1888 ; it is allied to 

 Ecpantheria extrema^ Walker, but is very distinct. 



Zatrephes, HUbn. 

 Zatrephes philohia, sp. n. 



Primaries golden straw-colour, irrorated with brown dots ; 

 a > -shaped line near the base, above the point of which is a 

 round silver spot and beyond a large silver patch, much the 

 same as in Z. Trailiij Butler, the silver patches surrounded 

 with darker brown ; a curved narrow submarginal line crosses 

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

 dark brown : the secondaries creamy white, dusky along 

 the outer margin from the base to near the anal angle, the 

 fringe yellowish white. The head, thorax, and abdomen pale 

 straw-colour. Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. JMexicOj Jalapa {Hoge) ; Omilteme, Guerrero, 8000 

 feet {H. H. Smith). 



This very beautiful species was taken by Mr. H. H. Smith 

 in July 1888 ; it is most nearly allied to Zatrephes Trailiij 

 Butler, from the Amazons. 



Fam. Lithosiidae. 



Brycea, Walker. 



Brycea esula, sp. n. 



Primaries uniform brownish fawn-colour, the costal mar- 

 gin edged with yellow : secondaries orange, broadly bordered 

 with black from the apex to the anal angle. The underside 

 of all the wings orange, broadly bordered with black. The 

 head, thorax, and tegula? brownish fawn-colour, the collar 

 orange ; the abdomen yellow, with a narrow, black, central 

 streak from the base to the anus, where it becomes wider ; 

 the antennffi black ; the underside of the abdomen and the 

 legs brownish fawn-colour. Expanse Ij inch. 



Hah. JMexico, Cuernavaca, Morelos {H. H. Smith). 



A pretty species, taken by Mr. Smith in June 1888. 



