from Central and Tropical South America. 37 



spot on the last two segments ; antennae, palpi, and legs 

 black. 



Expanse 1,% inch. 



Bab. Panama, Chiriqui (in Mas. Staudinger). 



Pionia raca, sp. n. 



Primaries pale yellowish brown, without any marking : 

 secondaries hyaline, the costal margin yellowish, the apex 

 and outer margin slightly edged with black. The head, 

 thorax, and tegulge yellowish brown ; antennse, palpi, abdo- 

 men, and legs black ; underside of the thorax and three basal 

 segments of the abdomen yellowish brown. 



Expanse If-^ inch. 



Hah. Panama, Chiriqui [Trotsch, in Mus. Staudinger), 



Belemnia Trbtschi, sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries deep black, bronze-green at the base, 

 and extending outwards to about the middle of the cell, 

 beyond which the wing is crossed from the costal almost to 

 the outer margin above the apex by a wide deep orange-yellow 

 band : secondaries deep black, the base shot with bright 

 metallic blue ; the fringes of both wings black. Underside 

 similar to the upperside, but with both wings shot with bright 

 metallic blue ; the secondaries with two blue dots beyond the 

 middle. The head, antennae, thorax, collar, and tegulge 

 deep black, the collar and tegulse spotted with metallic blue 

 dots, the thorax with two rather large metallic blue spots 

 at the base : the abdomen dark bronze-green, on the under- 

 side bright carmine ; the segments on each side of the 

 abdomen are edged with metallic blue; legs black. — Female 

 very similar to the male, but with much more blue on the 

 secondaries. 



Expanse, ^ 2-j^, ? 2^ inches. 



Hab. Costa Eica. Panama, Volcan de Chiriqui {Trotsch, 

 in Mus. Staudinger). 



1 have named this very fine Belemnia after Ilerr Trotsch, 

 who has sent so many new species to Dr. Staudinger from 

 Chiriqui. The male is from the Volcan de Chiriqui and the 

 female from Costa Rica. 



Belemnia lydia, sp. n. 



Primaries deep black, the base and a large square-shaped 

 spot at the end of the cell bright metallic green : secondaries 

 deep black j the fringes of both wings black. Underside : 



