On some new Species of Heterocera. 293 



XLIV. — Descriptions of some neio Species of Heterocera from 

 Tropical America. By Herbert Druce, F.L.S. &c. 



Fam. LithosiicUe. 

 Eudesmia punctata, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, thorax, and tegula? yellow ; antennae black ; 

 abdomen yellow, with a black line extending from the base 

 to the anus; the anal segment black; legs yellow. Pri- 

 maries brown, the veins near the base yellow ; a large yellow 

 spot at the end of the cell : secondaries chrome-yellow, 

 broadly bordered with black from the apex to the anal angle 

 and partly along the inner margin, where it is streaked with 

 yellow. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Hab. Venezuela, Cucuta (Mus. Druce). 



Josiodes toxaridia, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennas, thorax, and abdomen black, the 

 sides of the abdomen yellow near the base; legs black. 

 Primaries chrome-yellow, the costal margin, apex, outer 

 margin, and a fine line crossing the wing near the apex all 

 black : secondaries chrome-yellow, bordered with black at the 

 apex and outer margin as far as the anal angle. — Female 

 similar to the male, but with the black margins rather wider. 



Expanse, <$ ? , 1 T 4 - inch. 



llab. Ecuador, Intaj {Buckley, Mus. Druce). 



This species is allied to Josiodes myrrak, Cram. 



n. 



Male. — Head, antenna?, thorax, and abdomen black, the 

 last three segments of the abdomen dark blue ; a fine yellow 

 line on each side of the abdomen from the base to the anus ; 

 legs bluish black. Primaries black, crossed beyond the 

 middle from the costal to the inner margin by a wide chrome- 

 yellow band, and an elongated spot close to the apex of the 

 same colour : secondaries deep black. 



Expanse If inch. 



Hab. British Guiana (Whitely, Mus. Druce). 



Eudule donuca, sp. n. 



sp. 



Male. — Head, thorax, and abdomen yellow ; antenna? 



