new Species of Heterocera. 467 



streak extends from the base along the inner margin almost 

 to the anal angle ; an oval- shaped white spot at the end of 

 the cell extending almost to the outer margin ; a marginal 

 row of white spots from the apex to the anal angle : second- 

 aries white, the apex and outer margin clouded with blackish 

 brown. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hab. Colombia, Bogota (Mus. Oxford). 



Phcegoptera levis, sp. n. 



Female. — Head, palpi, collar, tegulas, thorax, and basal 

 half of the abdomen black, the anal half of the abdomen 

 chrome-yellow, with a black spot on the middle of each 

 segment ; antennas and legs pale brown. Primaries pale 

 brown, dark brown at the base ; three small tufts of bright 

 chrome-yellow scales close to the base ; a wide dark brown 

 band crosses the wing almost to the inner margin; beyond 

 the cell a second band, joining the first below the cell, forming 

 roughly a large V-shaped mark: secondaries dark brown; 

 the fringe of both wings brown. 



Expanse 2£ inches. 



Hab. South Brazil (Rogers, Mus. Oxford). 



Fam. Lithosiidas. 



Nodozana xanthornela, sp. n. 



Male. — Head yellow, antennas black ; thorax and tegulas 

 yellow; abdomen black, the anal tuft yellow; legs black. 

 Primaries bluish black, the basal half of the wing chrome- 

 yellow : secondaries black, the costal margin edged with 

 yellow from the base almost to the apex. 



Expanse f inch. 



Hab. Amazons [Mus. Oxford). 



Talura leucocera, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennas, and thorax pale fawn-colour; 

 abdomen pink ; legs whitish fawn-colour. Primaries pale 

 fawn-colour, slightly darker near the apex : secondaries 

 pink. 



Expanse fy inch. 



Hab. Brazil, Espiritu Santo (Rogers, Mus. Oxford). 



Cyptonychia faviceps, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, thorax, and tegulse pale yellowish white ; 

 antennas black ; the base of the thorax and abdomen black, 



