new Species of Heterocera. 233 



to the anal angle ; a band of white streaks partly crosses the 

 wing beyond the middle nearest the apex; the fringe white. 

 The head, antennae, and thorax black ; the abdomen bluish 

 black above, the underside grey ; legs greyish black. 



Expanse 2i inches. 



Hah. Upper Amazons (Mus. Bruce). 



This species is allied to Esthema coijluens, Felder. 



Primaries deep black, crossed by two white hyaline bands, 

 the first about the middle, extending from the costal margin 

 to the anal angle, the second close to the apex, both bands 

 crossed by the black veins ; a small white dot close to the 

 base and one on the costal margin between the two white 

 bands ; the inner margin from the base to nearly the anal 

 angle greyish blue ; the fringe black : secondaries hyaline 

 white, the veins bluish black; the costal margin, apex, and 

 outer margin edged with black; the fringe black. The head, 

 antennae, and thorax black, the collar spotted with white, the 

 abdomen bluish grey, the underside greyish white. 



Expanse 2\ inches. 



llab. Upper Amazons, Ecuador, Sarayacu (A/us. Bruce). 



A small species allied to Esthema bicolor, Cr. 



Pericopis capella, sp. n. 



Female. — Head and thorax brownish black, the front of the 

 head and tegulae spotted with yellow; antennae and coxae 

 yellow ; legs brown ; abdomen pale brown, with three narrow 

 black lines extending from the base to the anal segments, the 

 sides and underside banded with yellow. Primaries brownish 

 black, paler at the base, crossed from the costal margin by 

 two bands, the first pale brown, the second brownish white ; 

 the veins black : secondaries yellow, broadly bordered with 

 black irom the apex to the anal angle ; a marginal row of 

 white spots extends from the apex to the anal angle : under- 

 side very similar to the upperside, but with the base of both 

 wings red. 



Expanse 3 inches. 



Bab. Brazil {Mus. Druce). 



Phcegoptera sebrus, sp. n. 

 Male. — Head, antenna 3 , collar, tegulae, and thorax chrome- 

 yellow ; two small black dots behind the head and one on 

 each of the tegulae ; palpi yellow, with black tips ; abdomen 



