THE ANNALS 



AND 



MAGAZINE OF NATURAL HISTOEY 



[SEVENTH SERIES.] 



No. 76. APRIL 1904. 



XXVIII. — Descriptions of some new Species of Lepidoptera 

 Heterocera from Tropical South America. By Herbert 

 Druce, F.L.S. &c. 



Fam. Syntomidse. 

 Ctenucha albolineata, sp. n. 



Male. — Head, antennas, collar, tegulae, underside of the 

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

 the anal tuft black. Primaries black, a white line from the 

 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 wino- are 

 streaked with metallic blue : secondaries black, with a wide 

 white band along the costal margin, not quite reaching the 

 apex ; the fringes of both wings black. 



Expanse If inch. 



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

 Druce). 



This species is allied to Ctenucha clavia, Druce, from 

 Ecuador. 



Fam. Arctiidas. 

 Automolis dolens, sp. n. 

 Female. — Head, antenna?, thorax, abdomen, and legs 

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



