from Central and Tropical South America. 29 



Fam. ZygaenidsB. 

 Histioea maon, sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries dark brown ; primaries streaked 

 with red from the base almost to the middle ; a metallic 

 blue spot at the base and a metallic blue streak at the end of 

 the cell, beyond which the wing is partly crossed by a rather 

 wide yellow band, which does not reach eitiier margin ; the 

 fringe dark brown : secondaries with a round carmine spot 

 below the cell nearest the outer margin, the fringe brown. 

 The head, thorax, antennae, and legs dark brown ; a metallic 

 blue dot on each side of the head and one on the base of each 

 of the teguljB ; the upperside of the abdomen very bright 

 metallic blue, the underside dark brown. 



Expanse 2f inches. 



Hob. Bolivia {Mus. Bruce). 



Pseudosphonoptera demoanassa, sp. n. 



(^ . Primaries and secondaries dull black ; a small hyaline 

 streak on the costal margin close to the base, below which is 

 a rather wide short metallic green streak ; the fringe of both 

 wings black. Underside very similar to the upperside ; the 

 secondaries have a short green streak on the costal margin. 

 The head, antennge, thorax, and abdomen black; collar 

 spotted with green ; abdomen striped with green from the 

 base to the anus; legs black. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Uab. Panama, Chiriqui {in Mus. Staudinger). 



Macrocneme cyllarus, sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries deep black, the primaries shot 

 with green about the middle, extending from the costal 

 margin across the wing, but not reaching the inner margin ; 

 the fringes of both wings black. The head, palpi, and thorax 

 black ; the abdomen bright metallic green on the underside, 

 with two white lines which extend from the base to the anus ; 

 antennge black, the tips white ; legs black, spotted with white. 



Expanse 1;^ inch. 



Hah. Panama, Chiriqui {Trdtsch, in Mus. Staudinger) ; 

 Toboga Isl. {J. J. Walker) . 



Homoeocera sahacon^ sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries yellowish hyaline ; primaries 

 with the costal and inner margins near the base pale yellow ; 



