from Central and Tropical South America. 41 



black ; abdomen blue-black ; the sides of the head and the 

 underside of the thorax bright orange. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Hah. Guatemala (Conradt). 



A female in Dr. Staudinger's collection is identical with 

 the male, but paler in colour. 



Fam. LithosiidsB. 



Eudule leopardina, sp. n. 



Primaries black, with three bands of red spots crossing 

 from the costal to the inner margin ; in some specimens these 

 spots are much more broken than in others; the fringe black : 

 secondaries red ; a black spot at the end of the cell and one 

 on the inner margin ; the apex and outer margin edged with 

 black. The head, antennge, thorax, abdomen, and legs black, 

 the abdomen banded with wliite. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



llab. Bolivia {Mus, Dricce). 



Eudule strigilis^ sp, n. 



Primaries and secondaries chrome- jellow ; primaries crossed 

 from the costal margin near the apex to the outer margin bj 

 a narrow black band; the apex and outer margin edged with 

 black : secondaries, the apex and outer margin black. An- 

 tennas black ; head, thorax, and abdomen chrome-yellow, 

 abdomen banded with black. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



JIab. Bolivia {Mus. Druce). 



Fam. Melameridae. 



Darna maxima^ sp. n. 



Male. — Primaries and secondaries dull slate-colour j pri- 

 maries crossed beyond the middle by a wide pale yellow band, 

 the apex black ; the inner side of the band and the costal, 

 margin to the base black. Antennae and legs black; head, 

 thorax, and abdomen greyish black. — Female very similar to 

 the male, but larger. 



Expanse, c? If, ? 2 inches. 



Bab. Bolivia {Mus. Druce). 



This species is allied to D. colorata^ Walker, and to D. inca^ 

 Schaus, but very distinct from either. 



