neio Species of Heterocera. 519 



third beyond the cell ; the marginal line white, with minute 

 black dots ; the fringe chrome-yellow : secondaries with a 

 few metallic scales near tlie anal angle, above which is a 

 short chrome-yellow line ; the underside of both wings pale 

 primrose-yellow. 



Expanse 1 inch. 



Hah. Colombia, Valparaiso {Mus. Druce). 



Arhostola (?) viridis^ sp. n. 



Male. — Front of head, palpi, underside of thorax, abdomen, 

 and legs red ; the head, collar, tegulae, and thorax dark 

 purple-brown ; antennge and abdomen black, the anal segments 

 and anal tuft bright red. Primaries dark purple-brown ; a 

 small green dot at the end of the cell ; the outer margin, anal 

 angle, and inner margin nearly to the base bright green ; 

 the fringe brown : secondaries black ; the underside of both 

 wings black, the inner margin of the primaries brownish 

 white. 



Expanse 1^ inch. 



Hab. Colombia, Bonda {Mus. Druce). 



Two specimens of this species from Palma Sola, Venezuela, 

 are in the National Collection. 



Neostictoptera, gen. no v. 



Head large ; antennse short, simple ; palpi rather long, 

 erect, the third joint minute ; thorax broad ; abdomen long. 

 Primaries long and narrow, rounded at the anal angle : 

 secondaries large, very square at the apex, with a large silky 

 patch at the end of the cell on the costal margin of the male : 

 legs long and slender. 



Type Neostictoptera nigropuncta. 



Neostictoptera nigropuncta, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennae, collar, and tegulge fawn-colour; 

 abdomen greyish brown. Primaries fawn-colour, thickly 

 irrorated with greyish scales and tine black lines; a marginal 

 row of small black dots extends from the apex to the anal 

 angle; the fringe fawn-colour: secondaries semihyaline 

 while, clouded with black on the costal and outer margin ; 

 a large silky black patch of hair at the end of the cell near 

 the apex. — Female very similar to the male, but without the 

 brand on the secondaries. 



Expanse, ^ , 1\ inch. 



Hab. Colombia, Minca {Mus. Druce). 



