510 Mr. II. Druce on some 



broadly bordered with bright red from the apex to the anal 

 angle. 



Expanse 1| inch. 



Ilab. Colombia, Bonda [Mas. Druce). 



Fam. Melameridae. 

 Brachyghne grandis, sp. n. 



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

 legs black, the abdomen shot with steel-blue. Primaries 

 black, shot with steel-blue, the base to nearly the middle of 

 the wing bright chrome-yellow, crossed by black veins : 

 secondaries black, glossed with steel-blue ; a large chrome- 

 yellow band extends from the costal margin near the base 

 to about the middle of the wing. 



Expanse 2 inches. 



Hab. Colombia, Sierra del Libano {Mu<i. Druce). 



This species is allied to Brachyglene .superba, Druce. 



Fam. Dioptidae. 

 Polypcetes nox^ sp. n. 



Male. — Head, palpi, antennae, thorax, and abdomen black ; 

 tegulge chrome-yellow. Underside of the head, thorax, abdo- 

 men, and legs white. Primaries black, the veins and a spot 

 close to the apex chrome-yellow : secondaries grey-black, the 

 apex and part of the outer margin deep black. Underside : 

 primaries white near the base and at the end of the cell ; the 

 yellow spot at the apex the same as above ; secondaries 

 white, broadly bordered with black at the apex. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Ilab. Colombia, Valparaiso (Mus. Bruce). 



Fam. Lasiocampidse. 

 Apatelodes palma, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, palpi, middle of thorax, and base of abdomen 

 dark brown ; antennse, collar, tegula3, and legs greyish brown ; 

 abdomen pale brown, the sides and anal tuft darker brown. 

 Primaries greyish brown, crossed from the costal to the inner 

 margin by several indistinct waved brown lines, the first 

 nearest the base, the others beyond the cell ; a white spot 

 near the apex, below which a row of very indistinct black 

 dots crosses the wing to the anal angle ; two black spots on the 

 inner margin nearest the base : secondaries pinkish brown. 



