28 Mr. H. Druce on some new Heterocera 



IV. — Descriptions of some new Oenera and Species of Hete- 

 rocera from Central and Tropical South America. By 

 Herbert Druce, F.L.S. &c. 



The new species from Central America will be figured in the 

 * Biologia Centrali-Araericana.' 



Fam. Castniidae. 

 Castnia Staudingeri, sp. n. 



Primaries reddish brown, shading to yellowish brown in 

 the middle ; a large brown spot at the end of the cell and 

 three smaller brown spots near the anal angle ; two round 

 hyaline white dots near the apex ; the fringe yellowish 

 brown : secondaries deep orange, shading to pale yellow in 

 the middle and on the inner margin, the base black, thickly 

 clothed with dark brown hairs ; a wide band of deep black 

 submarginal spots extends from the anal angle almost to the 

 apex, the spots become smaller near the apex ; the outer 

 margin edged with blackish brown, becoming wider near the 

 anal angle ; the fringe yellow. Underside of primaries 

 orange, of secondaries pale whitish yellow, with the markings 

 as above, but quite indistinct. Head, antennae, and thorax 

 reddish brown; abdomen blackish brown at the base, then 

 to the anus thickly irrorated with yellow scales, the anus 

 orange ; the underside of the thorax and abdomen yellowish 

 white, the legs dark reddish brown above, whitish on the 

 underside. 



Expanse 4 inches. 



Hah. Panama, Chiriqui {Trofsch, in Mus. Staudinger). 



I have great pleasure in naming this fine species after 

 Dr. Staudinger, who has kindly lent it to me with many 

 others for the ' Biologia,' where I hope it will shortly be 

 figured. 



Fam. Agaristidae. 

 Phasis prcefectus^ sp. n. 



Primaries dark blackish brown : secondaries bright citron- 

 yellow, broadly bordered with black. The head, antennse, 

 palpi, thorax, and legs black ; abdomen yellow, with a central 

 black band and one on each side, all extending from the base 

 to the anus ; the anal tuft black. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hah. Bolivia {Mus. Druce). 



