from Central and Tropical South America. 33 



arles with the inner, margin black. The head, antenna, 

 thorax, tegul«, abdomen, and legs all dull smoky black. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hab. South Brazil (Mas. Druce). 



Trichura augiades, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries and secondaries hyaline, the veins black ; 

 the outer and inner margins of both wings edged with black. 

 The head, collar, tegulse, and thorax bright carmine ; the 

 abdomen greenish black, slightly metallic on the three anal 

 segments ; palpi black, white in front. The underside of the 

 thorax, abdomen, legs, and antennte black. 



Expanse 1^^^ inch. 



Hab. Bolivia [Mus. Druce). 



Neotrichura, gen. nov. 



Type N. jyenates^ Druce. 



Allied to Trichura^ but differs in having two brands on 

 the upperside of the inner margin of tlie primaries and the 

 costal margin of the secondaries being turned over on the 

 underside, forming a kind of sack, containing a tuft of silky 

 white hair. The wings are also more pointed than they are 

 in Trichura ; in other respects it is very similar to that genus. 



Neotrichura penates, sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries clear hyaline, with the veins all 

 black ; primaries, the apex, outer and inner margins broadly 

 bordered with black ; on the inner margin about the middle 

 are two pale brown brands : secondaries, the apex, costal and 

 inner margins broadly bordered with black. The head, thorax, 

 abdomen, and legs black ; antennae black, tipped with white ; 

 the front of the thorax, a spot on each side of the head, the 

 base and sides of the abdomen metallic blue. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hab. Panama, Chiriqui [Trotsch^ in Mus. Staudinger). 



Syntrichura reba^ sp. n. 



Primaries and secondaries hyaline, the veins, costal, outer, 

 and inner margins of both wings all black. The head, base 

 of the thorax, and last two segments of the abdomen bright 

 metallic blue ; the thorax, tegulas, and abdomen black, the 

 abdomen banded with white at the base ; collar greyish 

 white ; antennae and legs black. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Hab. Panama, Chiriqui [Trdtsch, in Mus. Staudinger). 

 Ann. (& May. N. Hist. Ser. 6. Vol. xviii. 3 



