Species of Syntomidse, Nymphalidse, dec. 229 



Abdomen with first segment above orange, becoming paler 

 at sides. A broad black dorsal fascia running clown the 

 remaining segments, edged on the sides with orange seg- 

 mental bands and interspaces of bluish scales, especially on the 

 sixth and seventh segments. Fore wing with a small bunch 

 of white scales at base. Costa yellowish, becoming orange 

 beyond the cell. Inner margin orange on basal half. Outer 

 margin black, the apex very broad, the remainder very 

 narrow. Wing-membrane yellow. Hind wing slightly less 

 yellow than fore wing. Inner margin rather broadly black, 

 outer margin narrow. 



Expanse 25 mm. 



Hab. Colombia, Valparaiso. 



Mesothen demicostata, sp. n. 



Palpi black; vertex o£ head metallic blue-green; leg3 

 orange. Tegula? and patagia edged orange. Metathorax 

 and first five segments of abdomen with orange segmental 

 bands. Fore wing yellowish transparent. Costa on the 

 central area bright orange ; basally and on apical third black. 

 Apex rather narrowly black and outer margin very narrowly 

 black. Inner margin narrowly orange, except at base, which 

 is black. Hind wing yellowish transparent, with outer 

 margin narrowly black. 



Expanse 28 mm. 



Hab. W. Colombia (San Antonio), 5800 ft., Nov. 1907 

 {M. G. Palmer). 



Rhyncopyga semirufa subochrea, subsp. n. 



Fore wing lighter, more ochreous than in semirufa. No 

 dark discoidal mark and with the dark marginal band greatly 

 narrowed at tornus. Between discocellulars and marginal 

 band a broad ochreous shade. Hind wing paler than semi- 

 rufa and with a slightly narrower marginal band. Fore 

 wing below with distinct ochreous postdiscal band. 



Expanse 26 mm. 



Bab. N. Peru, River Tabaconas, 6000 ft. (A. E. $ F. 

 Pra/t), 1912. 



PSEUDODIPTERA, gen. nov. 



Proboscis absent; palpi slightly downcurved ; antennas 

 bipectinate, with long blanches. Thorax and second seg- 

 ment of abdomen clothed with hair. Fore wing long ; vein 3 

 long before end of cell ; 4, 5 on a short stalk ; 6 from middle 

 of discocellulars, curving down greatly towards vein 5; 7,8, 

 9, 10, and 11 stalked. liind wing small, greatly cut away 



Ann. & Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 9. Vol. ii. 17 



