Heterocera from Costa Ft tea. 207 



Centrorria drucei, sp. n. 



Palpi and legs black streaked with white. Frons and 

 vertex metallic blue ; white spots around eyes. Tegulae 

 metallic blue edged with daik brown. Thorax blue streaked 

 with brown; patagia dark brown. Abdomen metallic blue 

 above, crimson underneath, banded with black and white. 

 Primaries dark brown ; a broad white band from middle of 

 costa to tornus, where it is slightly narrower than on costa 

 and preceded by a crimson spot on costa, and one partly 

 below it at tornus ; fringe whitish at apex and at tornus. 

 Secondaries deep blue- black, shot with metallic blue at base, 

 broadly along median vein and narrowly along inner margin ; 

 a large red spot on costal margin just beyoud middle ; a 

 white spot beyond cell between veins 5 and 6, a smaller one 

 below it and a few whitish scales below this; fringe white 

 except from veins 3-6, where it is black. Below the wings 

 are black shot with brilliant light metallic blue at base of 

 primaries and on basal half of secondaries ; the white more 

 conspicuous at apices, and on secondaries the white spots are 

 more numerous, forming a curved series towards the inner 

 angle. 



Expanse, <$ , 63 mm. 



Hab. El Sitio, Juan Vinas, Tuis, Trea E,ios. 



This is the species figured in the 'Biologia' as Ehcjc ine 

 excel/ens, Walk. 



Centronia reedia, sp. n. 



Legs and palpi black streaked with white. Head and 

 thorax metallic blue; some white spots around eyes ; patagia 

 edged with dark brown. Abdomen blue above, crimson 

 below banded with black, edged with a few whitish scales. 

 Primaries brown-black above ; a broad white band from just 

 beyond middle of costa to tornus, widening beyond cell and 

 then narrowing to tornus, preceded by a red spot on costa 

 and a smaller one at tornus; fringe white at apex and at 

 tornus. Secondaries blue-black shot with blighter blue ; a 

 broad white band trom costal margin to vein 3, preceded on 

 costa by a small red spot; fringe white except at middle of 

 outer margin. Below the white is more extensive ; apices 

 white ; a white spot near anal angle. 



Expanse, $ , bl mm. 



Hab. (iuapiles, Juan Vinas, Tuis, Carillo. 



Named fitter Mrs. W. lieed, of whose hospitality at 

 Guapiles I have the pleasantest recollections. 



This species is easily distinguished from C. drucei} Schs., 



