new Species of Heterocera. 181 



clothed with metallic bluish-green scales. The underside 

 similar to the upperside. 



Expanse If inch. 



Bab. Peru, Chanchamayo, 1000-1500 metres (Mus. 

 Druce) . 



^Egeria belia, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, collar, thorax, and abdomen bluish black, 

 abdomen and thorax white on the underside ; antennae black ; 

 palpi black, white on the underside; legs black. Primaries 

 black ; a spot at the end of the cell ; a band beyond the cell 

 extending from the costal margin to the anal angle, and a 

 streak from the base along the inner margin all hyaline, the 

 band near the apex crossed by black veins : secondaries 

 hyaline, the veins black, the fringe black. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hab. W. Africa, Bitje, Ja River, Cameroons, 2000 feet, 

 wet season (G. L. Bates, Mus. Druce). 



Fam. Pyralidse. 



Subfam. Chrtbavqinje. 



Tamyra klagesi, sp. n. 



Female. — Head, collar, tegulae, and thorax pinkish fawn- 

 colour, the tegulae edged with reddish brown ; palpi very 

 long, tufted at the end, black above, fawn-colour on the 

 underside ; antennae reddish brown ; abdomen reddish brown ; 

 legs brown. Primaries : the costal half of the wing pale 

 fawn-colour, irrorated with minute dark brown scales ; the 

 inner half of the wing and the outer margin reddish brown, 

 darkest about the middle of the inner margin ; a submarginal 

 black waved line extends from the apex to vein 1 ; the fringe 

 reddish brown : secondaries pinkish white, darkest at the 

 apex and round the outer margin. Underside pinkish white, 

 the apex and outer margin of both wings reddish brown; a 

 black spot at the end of the cell of both wings. 



Expanse 2£ inches. 



Bab. Trinidad, Oaparo (S. M. Klages, Mus. Druce). 



Allied to Tamyra penicillana, Herr.-Schaff. 



Subfam. Epipascxiinm. 

 Macalla argentilinea, sp. n. 



Male. — Head pale brown, collar and tegulae white streaked 

 with pale brown; antennae brown; abdomen pale brown, 



