THE ANNALS 



AND 



MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTOEY. 



[SEVENTH SERIES.] 

 No. 76. APRIL 190^. 



XXVIIT. — Descriptiotis of some new Species of Lepidoptera 

 Ileterocera from Tropical South America. By HERBERT 

 DuuCE, F.L.S. &c. 



Fam. SyntomidsB. 

 Ctenucha alholineata, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antenngs, collar, tecpulfe, underside of the 

 thorax, and legs black ; thorax and abdomen metallic blue, 

 the anal tul't black. Primaries black, a white line from tho 

 base through the middle of the cell almost to the outer margin 

 below the apex ; above the end of the white line is a small 

 round white spot; the base and inner margin of the wing are 

 sfreaked with metallic blue : secondaries black, with a wide 

 white band along the costal margin, not quite reaching the 

 apex ; the fringes o£ both wings black. 



Expanse If inch. 



Ilab. N. Peru, Huancabamba, 6000-10,000 feet [Mas. 

 Druce). 



This species is allied to Ctenucha clavia, Druce, from 

 Ecuador. 



Fam. Arctiidae. 

 Automolis doleyiSj sp. n. 

 Female. — Head, antennae, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

 Ann. (& Mag. N. Hist. Ser. 7. Vol. xiii. 16 



