214 Mr. H. Druce on some new Heterocera. 



black ; abdomen and legs glossy blue ; the underside of the 

 head and front of the thorax yellow. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Ecuador, Angamarca {Mus. Druce). 



Devara pallida^ sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries blackish brown, the veins all black; an 

 elongated spot at the end of the cell and a wide streak below 

 the cell from the base almost to the anal angle orange-yellow : 

 secondaries orange-yellow, broadly bordered with black, the 

 veins black. The head, antennas, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 black. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hab. Bolivia {Mus. Druce). 



Fara. Dioptidae. 



Neolaurona citrina, sp. n. 



Primaries very similar to ^V. ovia^ but with all the markings 

 near the base and the first band crossing the wing orange- 

 yellow instead of white : secondaries orange-yellow, broadly 

 bordered with black. The head, antennse^ thorax, and abdo- 

 men black ; underside of the abdomen greyish white. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hab. Upper Amazons {Mus. Druce) . 



Stenele catax, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries palesemihyaline fawn-colour ; the costal 

 margin, apex, and outer margin broadly black ; a marginal 

 row of fine rather large white spots extends from the apex to 

 the anal angle : secondaries pale seniihyaline fawn-colour, 

 with the costal margin, apex, and outer margin black, and a 

 row of white spots extends from the apex partly round the 

 outer margin. The head, antennge, thorax, and abdomen 

 black ; tegulag black, with a white dot at the base ; the under- 

 side of the abdomen fawn-colour ; the legs black. 



Ex])anse 2^ inches. 



Hab. Colombia {Mus. Druce). 



Fam. Limacodidse. 



Miresa sohrina, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries dark brown, crossed from the costal to 

 the inner margin by two darker brown lines — the first zigzag, 



