174 Mr. H. Druce on 



Pericopis rhea, sp. n. 



Female. — Head, palpi, antenna?, collar, and tegulse black, 

 collar spotted with yellow ; thorax yellowish brown, clothed 

 with some black hairs ; abdomen yellowish brown, with a 

 central black line from the base to the anus ; a narrow black 

 line on each side ; the underside pale yellow. Primaries : the 

 apical third of the wing brownish black, the other two-thirds of 

 the wing dark orange-yellow, the veins black; a black bar at 

 the end of the cell and an ill-defined black band crossing the 

 wing from the costal margin to the upperside of vein 2 ; the 

 fringe black : secondaries dark orange-yellow, the outer 

 margin and a wide band partly across the middle of the wing- 

 below the cell black. Underside very similar to the upperside, 

 but brighter in colour. 



Expanse 3| inches. 



Bab. Peru, Pachitea {Mas. Druce). 



Pericopis staudingeri, sp. n. 



Female. — Head, palpi, antennae, collar, tegulae, and thorax 

 black, head and tegulse spotted with white ; abdomen red, 

 with a central black band extending from the base to the 

 anus ; a black band on each side; the underside yellow ; legs 

 black. Primaries brownish black, crossed from the costal 

 margin nearest the apex to the anal angle by a cream-coloured 

 wide band ; a black bar at the end of the cell : secondaries 

 bright red, the outer margin black from the apex to the anal 

 angle; a broken black band crosses the wing below the 

 middle. Underside very similar to the upperside, with the 

 inner margin of the primaries yellowish brown; the second- 

 aries with a large round yellow spot at the end of the cell. 



Expanse 3^ inches. 



Hab. Peru, Cuzco (received from the late Dr. Staudinger) ; 

 S.E. Peru, Santo Domingo, 6000 feet (G. Ockenden, Mus. 

 Druce). 



Pericopis buckleyi, sp. n. 



Female. — Head, palpi, antennae, collar, tegulae, thorax, 

 abdomen, and legs black. Primaries dark brown, darkest at 

 the base ; a red spot on the costal margin close to the base ; 

 the fringe dark brown : secondaries black, three pale yellow 

 spots between veins 5, 6, and 7 near the apex ; a rose- 

 coloured band extending from the anal angle to vein 4 ; the 



