new Species of Leindoptera. 217 



minute greyish scales; a pale brown spot at the end of the 

 cell ; a dark brown curved line crosses the wing beyond the 

 middle from the costal to the inner margin ; a submarginal 

 greyish curved line extends from the apex to the anal angle : 

 secondaries dark fawn-colour, crossed below the middle from 

 the apex to the inner margin by two faint brown lines ; the 

 fringes of both wings brown. Underside : both wings pale 

 brown, with the dark lines more distinct than on the upper- 

 side ; a black spot at the end of the cell of the primaries and 

 secondaries. — Female very similar to the male, but darker in 

 colour. 



Expanse, cJ 2^, ? 3 inches. 



IJab. S.E. Peru, ISanto Domingo, 6000 feet {Mas. Druce). 



Apatelodes banepa, sp. n, 



Male. — Head and thorax black ; antennae, collar, and 

 tegulae pale greyish brown ; abdomen and legs brown. Pri- 

 maries greyish brown, two small white spots close to the 

 apex, edged with black on the inner side ; a large elongated 

 dark brown spot close to the base on the inner margin, and 

 three zigzag indistinct black lines cross the wing from the 

 costal to the iimer margin ; fringe brown : secondaries pale 

 reddish brown, crossed about the middle^ by an indistinct 

 whitish line. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



IJab. S.E. Peru, Santo Domingo, 6000 feet (Mus. Druce). 



Lonomia bethuUa, sp. n. 



Male. — Head and antennae black ; collar, tegulae, thorax, 

 and abdomen reddish brown ; legs black. Primaries pale 

 yellowish brown, crossed near the base from the costal to the 

 inner margin by two waved, curved, dark brown lines ; three 

 small black dots at the end of the cell, beyond which a 

 straight, rather wide, dark brown line crosses the wing from 

 the costal to the inner margin ; a submarginal, zigzag, fine 

 brown line extends from the apex to the anal angle : second- 

 aries pale reddish brown, with a very fine line crossing the 

 wing about the middle; the fringes of both wings brown. 

 Underside very similar to the upperside, but paler in colour 

 and with all the lines very indistinct. 



Expanse 2j inches. 



IJab. N. Peru, Huancabamba, 6000-10,000 feet {Mas. 

 Druce) . 



This species is allied to L. monacharia, Mssn. ; some 

 specimens are much darker in colour than others. 



