Ileterocera from Cobta Rica. 409 



Eupterotidae. 

 Apatelodes turrialba, sp. n. 



Palpi velvety black-brown. Head and thorax brownish, 

 irroiated with grey; a black shade posteriorly on head. 

 Abdomen lighter than thorax. Primaries grey, the lines and 

 vein 2 black; three antemedial lines close together, the inner 

 one oblique from costa to vein 2, then slightly lnnnlar to 

 inner margin, preceded by small black spots above and below 

 submedian, the middle line faint, interrupted, the outer line 

 very slightly curved, distinct; the two postmedial lines wide 

 apart, oblique from cosla, slightly incurved below vein 4, 

 and between them a fine indistinct dark geminate shade ; a 

 small subterminal white spot between veins 6 and 7 ; fringe 

 brown. Secondaries : the base dark grey followed by a 

 broad medial shade still darker, angled at vein 6 and internal 

 nervure ; the outer half of wing lighter silky grey ; some 

 whitish scales at anal angle, and a blackish shade above them 

 on inner margin. Underneath lighter grey. The primaries 

 with the postmedial lines less distinct ; the costa shaded 

 with white ; the white spot surmounted by a white streak. 

 Secondaries: an irregular blackish medial line, followed by 

 an indistinct dark line; the postmedial line outwardly shaded 

 with white and much curved near anal angle. 



Expanse, cT, 52 mm. 



Hab. Volcano Turrialba, 5800 ft. ; Sept. 



Apatelodes vitrea, sp. n. 



Thorax dark violaceous brown. Abdomen above dark 

 reddish brown. Body below and head light brown. Collar 

 light reddish brown. Primaries dark brown tinged with 

 blackish grey below cell and vein 4, otherwise tinged with 

 reddish ; a few whitish scales in place of antemedial line ; a 

 lunular fine lilacine subterminal line below vein 5, followed 

 by lilacine scales ; a large vitreous spot between veins 6 

 and 7, and a smaller one between 7 and 8 ; the outer margin 

 slightly incurved above vein 6 and below vein 5. Secondaries 

 dark reddish brown ; some whitish scales and darker brown 

 spots on inner margin. Underneath light reddish brown, 

 the inner margin of secondaries broadly paler, and with a 

 medial and a postmedial darker curved line, the former 

 blackish on discocellular. 



Expanse 34 mm. 



Hab. Tuis ; Sept. 



