NO. i«4. VENEZUELAN 8YNT0MID MOTHS— KLAGES. 543 



yETHRIA ANDROMACHA Fabricius. 



The form taken has the extremity of abdomen crimson. 

 llahltai. — Suapure, Venezuela. 



iETHRIA CARNICAUDA Butler. 



Habitat . — Suapure, Venezuela. 



i^ETHRIA LANGLEYI, new species. 



Female. — Head and body black; sides of frons white; cheeks, patches 

 on teg-uhe and shoulders, streaks on patagia, dorsal spots on nieso- 

 thorax and metathorax, and spots on pectus golden green; fore coxse 

 with silvery patches, and hind femora? with white spots on tips: abdo- 

 men with the dorsal surface somewhat shot with brilliant blue, becom- 

 ing ol)solete toward tip; dorsal and moderately long lateral series of 

 golden green spots inclosing patches of whitish scales; the terminal 

 tufts and sides of preceding segment crimson, and the underside with 

 .short series of sublateral white patches; wings hyaline, the veins and 

 margins l)lack. Fore wing with the basal area black with golden green 

 patch at base; a black discoidal bar conjoined to the costal fascia; 

 the terminal band slightly expanded toward a])ex and at tornus. Hind 

 wing with the terminal l)and expanding to costa and into a short streak 

 below vein 1. 



hlrpaiiM'. — oO nnu. 



IIah!t((t. — Suapure, Venezuela. 



rypt.-C'Ai. No. 8420, U.S.N.M. 



This species belongs in the same g'eneric section as the foinier two, 

 as indicated })y the venation of the fore wing. 



Nanied after Dr. S. P. Langley. Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti- 

 tution. 



^THRIA ELIZA, new species. 



Malr. — Head and body deep black; palpi with the base and streaks 

 on front white; head with white streaks behind eyes; shoulders with 

 spots, the lower part being white and the upper part metallic blue- 

 green; patches on teguho, stripes on patagia, dorsal patches on meso 

 and metathorax, and patches on pectus metallic blue-green; patches 

 on coxffi and spots on tips of middle and hind femon>? white; abdomen 

 above witii the first three segments and patch on fourth segment bril- 

 liant blue; the first six segments with dorsal, and excepting first seg- 

 ment, lateral, and sublateral series of white spots, the sul>lat.eral spots 

 being the largest; the second segment with sublateral metallic blue- 

 green spots in front of the white spots, which on this and the next 

 two segments are connected ventrally by a few white scales; the 

 terminal tufts crimson; wings hyaline, the veins, and margins rather 

 broadly deep black. Fore wing with the basal area black with metallic 

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